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Acalypha wilkesiana
Copperleaf
As recorded: Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 8248
- Date
- July 31, 1953
- Locality
- Waiyevo
- Island
- Taveuni
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Eleusine indica
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Epipremnum pinnatum
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Paspalum conjugatum
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Pittosporum arborescens
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Rhynchospora colorata
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Samanea saman
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Setaria barbata
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Setaria pumila
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Acalypha wilkesiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,207 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
9637+WF5, Irinjalakuda, Keralam 680125, India
(c) ziya mathew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Restaurante Universitário - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, 29075-053, Brasil
(c) Beatriz Dias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Pitcairn Islands
(c) ramsaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Suarez, Suárez, Tolima, Colombia
(c) Yuli Pérez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
JQC9+788, Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Amos Kibet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
So Kwun Wat Rd, So Kwun Wat, New Territories, HK
(c) silencehoi77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acalypha wilkesiana. BISH 137662. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956298136. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137662.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956298136 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026