Boehmeria virgata
native ramie
As recorded: Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 4759
- Date
- June 19, 1947
- Locality
- W slope of Mt. Nanggaranambuluta, E of Nandarivatu
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Mba, Fiji
- Elevation
- 925 m
- Identified by
- Wilmot-Dear, C.M.; Friis, I.I. Friis →C.M. Wilmot-Dear →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 19, 1947, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acalypha repanda
Botany
Acalypha repanda
Botany
Aerobryopsis striatula
Botany
Aerobryopsis striatula
Botany
Aglaia vitiensis
Botany
Aglossorrhyncha bilobula
Botany
Alangium vitiense
Botany
Allophylus timorensis
Botany
Allophylus timorensis
Botany
Amaroria soulameoides
Botany
Arthropteris articulata
Botany
Asplenium marattioides
Botany
Asplenium tenerum
Botany
Astronidium victoriae
Botany
Austroblechnum patersonii
Botany
Blechnum lanceola
Botany
Boehmeria virgata
Botany
Calyptothecium philippinense
Botany
Camptochaete porotrichoides
Botany
Camptochaete porotrichoides
Botany
Citronella vitiensis
Botany
Cladonia adspersa
Botany
Claoxylon vitiense
Botany
Crossostylis parksii
Botany
Boehmeria virgata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 65 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-11.
2026-03-11
Mount Warning, Wollumbin, Tweed - Pt B, AU-NS, AU
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-11
Binna Burra QLD 4211, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Bellthorpe Stays, Willett Rd, Bellthorpe QLD 4514, Australia
(c) lynsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
JW6R+84 Border Ranges National Park, Gradys Creek NSW 2474, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
JW6R+84 Border Ranges National Park, Gradys Creek NSW 2474, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-17
Springbrook QLD 4213, Australia
(c) Nightcap Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Boehmeria virgata. BISH 185413. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956147979. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/185413.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956147979 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026