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Alchornea rugosa
As recorded: Alchornea rugosa (Lour.) Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3381
- Date
- March 8, 1934
- Locality
- Chim Fung Ling near Sam Mo Watt village (Kan-en District)
- Region
- Hainan Province, China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 7 other specimens.
Alchornea rugosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-24.

2026-02-24
Wausin, Senopi, Kabupaten Manokwari, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Arief Hamidi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-12
Sanctuary Cl, Palm Cove, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-17
Queensland, AU
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2024-04-05
Mount Peter, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-07
Barron Gorge National Park, Barron Gorge, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-20
Aloomba QLD 4871, Australia
(c) sworboys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alchornea rugosa. BISH 137781. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956475163. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137781.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956475163 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
