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Vaccinium whitmeei
As recorded: Vaccinium whitmeei F.Muell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 867
- Date
- October 3, 1929
- Locality
- Shores of Mataulanu lake
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 900 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 3, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Asplenium shuttleworthianum
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Cephalomanes boryanum
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Diplazium harpeodes
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Diplazium harpeodes
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Melastoma denticulatum
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Myrsine myricifolia
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Oleandra pilosa
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Oleandra pilosa
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Pandanus reineckei
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Pandanus reineckei
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Pandanus reineckei
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Rhynchospora corymbosa
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Vaccinium whitmeei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-07.
2025-05-07
Gaga'ifomauga, Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-07
Gaga'ifomauga, Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2016-06-17
Gaga'emauga, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium whitmeei. BISH 137954. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581248. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137954.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956581248 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026