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Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum
Shooting star
As recorded: Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum (A.Gray) F.T.Hubb. ex L.H.Bailey
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4746.1
- Date
- February 28, 1928
- Locality
- Vicinity of Wairiki.: Taviuni
- Island
- Taveuni
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1928, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-07.

2026-05-07
Block 77 East, 202, Sree Narayana Nagar, Chikkadunnasandra, Bengaluru, Chikkadunnasandra, Karnataka 562125, India
(c) Kavya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-06
Fiji, FJ
(c) Ace Lasaqa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Fiji, FJ
(c) Deda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Malolo Island, Fiji
(c) Akuila Matai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Malolo, Fiji
(c) Joana Momoyalewa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Fiji, FJ
(c) Avinesh Narayan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum. BISH 127716. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175436. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127716.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175436 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
