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Veitchia vitiensis
As recorded: Veitchia vitiensis (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Parks, H.E.
- Collector number
- 20109
- Date
- May 26, 1927
- Locality
- Mt. Korambamba
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Rewa Province, Fiji
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Zona, S.; Fuller, D.D. Fuller →S. Zona →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 26, 1927, Parks, H.E. also collected 15 other specimens.
Veitchia vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-09-18.

2019-09-18
Province de Naitasiri, Fidji
(c) Emilie Ducouret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2019-09-18
Province de Naitasiri, Fidji
(c) Emilie Ducouret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Veitchia vitiensis. BISH 109532. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956566727. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109532.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956566727 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
