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Caryota rumphiana
As recorded: Caryota rumphiana Mart.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Powell, J.M.
- Collector number
- BSIP 19359
- Date
- May 2, 1972
- Locality
- Eastern District, Solomon Islands: Road from Ngongangongamela to Kirakira
- Island
- San Cristobal
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 2, 1972, Powell, J.M. also collected 15 other specimens.
Barringtonia novae-hiberniae
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Caryota rumphiana
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Caryota rumphiana
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Erechtites valerianifolius
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Gironniera celtidifolia
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Horsfieldia
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Litsea
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Lycopodium
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Melastoma malabathricum
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Osmoxylon
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Osmoxylon
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Sogerianthe
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Wollastonia biflora
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Zygogynum haplopus
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Caryota rumphiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-12.
2026-07-12
Central Province, PG
(c) tmccarthey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-21
Manokwari Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Yanuar Ishaq Dc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-05-20
Bitung, North Sulawesi, ID
(c) Shivam Bhatt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-09-18
Batu Hitam, Nuhon, Banggai, ST, ID
(c) Fabian Brambach, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-23
Pulau Biak, Biak Numfor, Papua, ID
(c) Jantinus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-05
Ayala Westgrove Heights, Silang, Cavite 4118, Philippines
(c) lenisutcliffe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caryota rumphiana. BISH 79895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956383322. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956383322 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026