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Centotheca lappacea
As recorded: Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 9439
- Date
- November 3, 1939
- Locality
- along Aua-Afono trail
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 3, 1939, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 14 other specimens.
Cerbera manghas
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Coleus scutellarioides
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Cyrtandra pulchella
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Elatostema scabriusculum
Botany
Freycinetia reineckei
Botany
Leucosyke corymbulosa
Botany
Medinilla samoensis
Botany
Myristica hypargyraea
Botany
Philonotis asperifolia
Botany
Procris pedunculata
Botany
Psilotum complanatum
Botany
Spathoglottis plicata
Botany
Sphaeropteris lunulata
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Centotheca lappacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 218 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pat Sin Leng, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Pat Sin Leng, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) Eric Ching, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Shuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
RP3W+CF, Jenebora, Penajam, Kabupaten Penajam Paser Utara, Kalimantan Timur 76141, Indonesia
(c) Darman Gersik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) marjorielemaire, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Along Creek, French Polynesia, PF
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Centotheca lappacea. BISH 123605. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956344464. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123605.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956344464 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026