Acalypha amentacea

As recorded: Acalypha amentacea var. trukensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Fosberg

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Hosokawa, T.
Collector number: 8254
Date: July 25, 1936
Locality: Uriribot
Island: Tol Island
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

76 Bishop specimens of Acalypha amentacea · collected 1911–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 25, 1936, Hosokawa, T. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Acalypha amentacea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,205 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)

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Cite this specimen

Acalypha amentacea. BISH 137693. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956236834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137693.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956236834 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026