Achyranthes velutina
As recorded: Achyranthes aspera var. velutina (Hook. & Arn.) C.C.Towns.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Wight, S.G.Harold St.John →Samuel Wight →
- Collector number
- 15899
- Date
- August 5, 1934
- Locality
- Motu Tuitui
- Island
- Motu Tuitui
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Type status
- Syntype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1934, St.John, H.; Wight, S.G. also collected 8 other specimens.
Achyranthes velutina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-11.
2024-10-11
Cook Islands
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-10-06
Cook Islands
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-09-01
Takutea, CK
(c) Kelvin Floyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2011-05-21
Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve (All Islands), Kermadec Islands, NZ-NO, NZ
no rights reserved
2010-10-11
Oeno Island, Pitcairn Islands
(c) Peter Zika, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2006-06-30
Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve (All Islands), Kermadec Islands, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Achyranthes velutina. BISH 128312. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956378322. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/128312.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956378322 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026