BISH 112999Botany

Geitonoplesium cymosum

Climbing Lily

As recorded: Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex R.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asphodelaceae

Collected by: Degener, O.; Ordonez, E.Otto Degener →E. Ordonez →
Collector number: 13546
Date: November 20, 1940
Locality: Nandarivatu
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Tholo North, Fiji
Elevation: 850 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

48 Bishop specimens of Geitonoplesium cymosum · collected 1909–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 20, 1940, Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Geitonoplesium cymosum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,072 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Glen Cairn QLD 4342, Australia

(c) Jacob Findley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Ruffles Rd, Willow Vale, QLD, AU

(c) lisa_lou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Springbrook QLD 4213, Australia

(c) Sarah Bruhn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU

(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Googa State Forest

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-23

Queensland, AU

(c) Dave Higgins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Geitonoplesium cymosum. BISH 112999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956163529. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/112999.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956163529 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026