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Dendrocnide vitiensis
As recorded: Laportea vitiensis Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4545.1
- Date
- January 31, 1928
- Locality
- Mountains south of Levuka. Overland trail to the west coast.
- Island
- Ovalau
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 31, 1928, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Dendrocnide vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. 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 186011. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/186011.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139319 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026