Alphitonia zizyphoides
As recorded: Alphitonia zizyphoides (Biehler) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rhamnaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 4002
- Date
- April 26, 1947
- Locality
- Slopes of Mt. Nairosa, eastern flank of Mt. Evans Range
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Mba Province, Fiji
- Elevation
- 875 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1947, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alphitonia zizyphoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-31.

2026-03-31
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2025-11-14
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-10
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-07
Niue, Niue, NU
(c) Niue Honey Company, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-17
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-09-19
Nukufetau, Niue
(c) Peter Zika, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alphitonia zizyphoides. BISH 171936. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956229835. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/171936.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956229835 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
