BISH 112151Botany

Flagellaria gigantea

Giant Bushcane

As recorded: Flagellaria gigantea Hook.f.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Flagellariaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 8559
Date: September 17, 1953
Locality: Hills bordering Wainavindrau Creek, in vicinity of Wainimakutu
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Namosi, Fiji
Elevation: 200 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Flagellaria gigantea · collected 1906–2013Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 17, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Flagellaria gigantea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2024-06-05.

2024-06-05

Toi, Niue

(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Flagellaria gigantea. BISH 112151. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956591213. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/112151.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956591213 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026