Acalypha wilkesiana

Copperleaf

As recorded: Acalypha godseffiana Mast.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Barrau, J.
Collector number: 1013
Date: September 1, 1955
Locality: Nr Taravao, introduction gdn (former Harrison Smith property)
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

123 Bishop specimens of Acalypha wilkesiana · collected 1926–2020Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1955, Barrau, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Acalypha wilkesiana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1955. 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 wilkesiana. BISH 138082. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956513009. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/138082.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956513009 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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