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Itea chinensis
Chinese Sweetspire
As recorded: Itea chinensis Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Saxifragales › Iteaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3830
- Date
- April 20, 1934
- Locality
- Chim Fung Ling near Sam Mo Watt village. Kau-en District
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 20, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 8 other specimens.
Itea chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 69 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-01.
2026-06-01
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Kam Shan, Hong Kong
(c) Tim Woodward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Dangzai Dao, 路环, MO
(c) Chloe Liang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-03
Yixian, Huangshan, Anhui, CN
(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-17
(c) nokbeetles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-04
(c) 桃子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Itea chinensis. BISH 180490. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956578250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/180490.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956578250 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026