BISH 143969Botany

Phyllanthus virgatus

Seed-under-leaf

As recorded: Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae

Collected by: Gillespie, J.W.
Collector number: 4759
Date: February 28, 1928
Locality: Vicinity of Wairiki
Island: Taveuni
Region: Fiji
Elevation: 200 m
Identified by: Webster, G.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

83 Bishop specimens of Phyllanthus virgatus · collected 1847–1994Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 28, 1928, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Phyllanthus virgatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 491 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

Struck Oil QLD 4714, Australia

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

2026-10-16

Brisbane QLD, Australia

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

2026-09-06

GCF6+23F, Mahadevpur Colony, Hyderabad, Telangana 500117, India

(c) Abhyas kanakala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05

Olkaiwadi, Lonavala, Maharashtra 410401, India

(c) Paul Antony Mangaly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04

Abheda Biological Park, Nanta Rd, near Abheda mahal, Kota, Rajasthan 324008, India

(c) Om prakash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01

Kota, Rajasthan 324008, India

(c) Meghna Medhi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Phyllanthus virgatus. BISH 143969. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956302435. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/143969.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956302435 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026