Acalypha hispida

Chenille-plant

As recorded: Acalypha hispida Burm.f.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 334
Date: November 18, 1926
Locality: One-half mile north of Avera
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

50 Bishop specimens of Acalypha hispida · collected 1926–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 18, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 23 other specimens.

Acalypha hispida observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,388 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Orchard Turn, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Dylan Loh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Changi T1 Basement 1, Singapore

(c) B Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

C-13, Forest Area, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400614, India

(c) Raasbihari Kumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

96V7+W9F, Ampanakary, Madagascar

(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Damra Road, Dudhnoi, Assam, IN

(c) Prachurjya Saikia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14

(c) chongthamlanleima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Acalypha hispida. BISH 13851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956177238. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/13851.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956177238 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026