
BISH 109645Botany
Rhopalephora vitiensis
As recorded: Aneilema vitiense Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 588
- Date
- August 9, 1921
- Locality
- Sani ridge, Fitiuta
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1921, Garber, D.W. also collected 18 other specimens.
Rhopalephora vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2022-09-05.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhopalephora vitiensis. BISH 109645. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525939. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109645.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956525939 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
