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Acalypha amentacea
As recorded: Acalypha amentacea var. trukensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Wong, C.C.Y.
- Collector number
- 237
- Date
- November 1, 1947
- Locality
- central
- Island
- Ulalu Island
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1947, Wong, C.C.Y. also collected 13 other specimens.
Acalypha amentacea
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Crotalaria pallida
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Cyperus brevifolius
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Ischaemum muticum
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Metroxylon amicarum
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Metroxylon amicarum
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Paspalum sumatrense
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Portulaca pilosa
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Ricinus communis
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Ruellia blechum
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Saccharum officinarum
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Synedrella nodiflora
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Acalypha amentacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. 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 137697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956532388. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137697.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956532388 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026