Boehmeria nivea
Ramie
As recorded: Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 666
- Date
- March 14, 1927
- Locality
- Fatuna
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Wilmot-Dear, C.M.; Friis, I.I. Friis →C.M. Wilmot-Dear →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 14, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 5 other specimens.
Boehmeria nivea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,608 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
壽山國家自然公園, 鼓山區, 高雄市, TW
(c) ss00026, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
臺灣島, 左營區, 高雄市, TW
(c) 王美秀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-24
557台灣南投縣竹山鎮劉厝
(c) 楊麗娜, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
台灣臺北
(c) 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
陽明公園, 北投區, 臺北市, TW
(c) chiahuei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Dashanbei, Hengshan Township, Hsinchu County, TW
(c) amidack0555, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Boehmeria nivea. BISH 14138. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364823. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/14138.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364823 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026