Astelia samoense

As recorded: Collospermum samoense Skottsb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 422
Date: August 21, 1929
Locality: Frey Malololelei
Island: Upolu
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 700 m
Identified by: E.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Astelia samoense · collected 1929–2016Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 21, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Astelia samoense observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-06-25.

2016-06-25

Vaisigano, Samoa

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Astelia samoense. BISH 112659. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956136740. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/112659.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956136740 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026