BISH 150861Botany

Orthosiphon aristatus

Cat's Whiskers

As recorded: Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 7233
Date: April 14, 1953
Locality: Hills east of Wainimbuka River, in vicinty of Ndakuivuna
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Tailevu, Fiji
Elevation: 150 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

13 Bishop specimens of Orthosiphon aristatus · collected 1909–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 14, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Orthosiphon aristatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 712 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

324台灣桃園市平鎮區復旦新村

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

2026-10-20

Holland Rd, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Dylan Loh, 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)

2026-10-11

Tanglin, Singapore

(c) Tanawan Leeboonngam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Cairns QLD, Australia

(c) bhope95, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Smithfield, QLD, AU

(c) Julie Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Orthosiphon aristatus. BISH 150861. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956408478. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/150861.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956408478 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026