BISH 109658Botany

Rhopalephora vitiensis

As recorded: Rhopalephora vitiensis (Seem.) Faden

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae

Collected by: Takamatsu, M.
Collector number: 678
Date: March 13, 1936
Locality: Kuporujo. Mt. Kuprish
Island: Pohnpei
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On March 13, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Rhopalephora vitiensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1936. 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 109658. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956359837. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109658.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956359837 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026