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Vaccinium whitmeei
As recorded: Vaccinium whitmeei F.Muell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Kajewski, S.F.
- Collector number
- 2062
- Date
- August 11, 1930
- Locality
- Lake Luralu.
- Island
- Bougainville Island
- Region
- North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,500 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1930, Kajewski, S.F. also collected 6 other specimens.
Vaccinium whitmeei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 137974. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956610759. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137974.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956610759 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026