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BISH 82839Botany
Octamyrtus pleiopetala
As recorded: Octamyrtus pleiopetala Diels
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Gebo, A.
- Collector number
- 1790
- Date
- July 5, 1972
- Locality
- Mandi near Hedemari Mission
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1972, Gebo, A. also collected 11 other specimens.
Octamyrtus pleiopetala observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-15.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Octamyrtus pleiopetala. BISH 82839. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956237508. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/82839.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956237508 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026