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Dendrocnide vitiensis
As recorded: Dendrocnide vitiensis (Seem.) Chew
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Tabualewa, A.
- Collector number
- 15640
- Date
- May 19, 1941
- Locality
- Vurevure, vicinity of Mbelo, near Vatukarasa.
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Nadroga-Navosa Province, Fiji
- Identified by
- Pai, I.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 1941, Tabualewa, A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dendrocnide vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-11.

2025-12-11
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-19
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2025-08-04
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-06
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-03
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Dendrocnide vitiensis. BISH 185991. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390585. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/185991.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390585 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
