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Elaeocarpus floridanus
As recorded: Elaeocarpus floridanus Hemsl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Elaeocarpaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 15804
- Date
- August 3, 1934
- Locality
- Raivavae, S of Raiurua, S side of pass
- Island
- Raivavae
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Elaeocarpus floridanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-01.

2024-10-01
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-01
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-30
Cook Islands
(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-27
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-05-25
Vaimaanga Tapere, Cook Islands
(c) Dave Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-20
Cook Islands
(c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elaeocarpus floridanus. BISH 80235. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530813. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80235.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530813 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
