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Pipturus argenteus
As recorded: Pipturus incanus (Blume) Wedd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 448
- Date
- June 15, 1921
- Locality
- Hakaui
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 7 other specimens.
Pipturus argenteus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 662 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Ocean Shores, NSW, AU
(c) Harry Beck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Queensland, AU
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-03
Nimbin NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Nightcap Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
QLD, AU
(c) edithchamberlain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Heron Island, Queensland, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Nimbin NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Nightcap Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pipturus argenteus. BISH 186275. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956500401. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/186275.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956500401 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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