BISH 113215Botany

Smilax vitiensis

As recorded: Smilax vitiensis (Seem.) A.DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae

Collected by: Gillespie, J.W.
Collector number: 2093
Date: August 7, 1927
Locality: Coast road, Suva to Lami
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Rewa Province, Fiji
Elevation: 5 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

85 Bishop specimens of Smilax vitiensis · collected 1920–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 7, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Smilax vitiensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2015-10-04.

2015-10-04

Tafea, VU

(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Smilax vitiensis. BISH 113215. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956698888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/113215.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956698888 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026