BISH 109648Botany

Rhopalephora vitiensis

As recorded: Aneilema vitiense Seem.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae

Collected by: Meebold, A.
Collector number: 16505
Date: July 1, 1932
Locality: Viti Levu - Viria Naitasiri
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Fiji
Record type: Preserved specimen

30 Bishop specimens of Rhopalephora vitiensis · collected 1893–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1932, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Rhopalephora vitiensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2022-09-05.

2022-09-05

Camiguin Island, Catarman, Camiguin, PH

(c) Larry Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Rhopalephora vitiensis. BISH 109648. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956697493. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109648.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956697493 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026