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Vavaea amicorum
Vavaea
As recorded: Vavaea bougainvillensis B.L.Burtt
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Meliaceae
- Collected by
- Waterhouse, J.H.L.
- Collector number
- B 803
- Date
- November 1, 1932
- Locality
- Bougainville Island
- Island
- Bougainville Island
- Region
- North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1932, Waterhouse, J.H.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Vavaea amicorum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-19.
2026-06-19
Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp, AU-NT, AU
(c) Vincent Böhm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-19
Territory Wildlife Park, Berry Springs, NT, AU
(c) jperdevich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Klasuat, Distrik Sorong Timur, Kota Sorong, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-08
Howard Springs Nature Park, Northern Territory
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-11-10
Point Stuart NT 0822, Australia
(c) Zig Madycki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2024-10-02
QR9V+28 Toloa Rainforest, Fua'amotu, Tonga
(c) Donna Schakelaar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vavaea amicorum. BISH 160562. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956178962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/160562.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956178962 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026