Pipturus argenteus

False Stinger

As recorded: Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 2932
Date: June 21, 1946
Locality: Saipan
Island: Saipan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates: 15.2000, 145.7612 ± 11,302 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

511 Bishop specimens of Pipturus argenteus · collected 1792–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Pipturus argenteus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-13.

2026-09-13

Saipan, MP

(c) fljt88, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-31

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, MP

(c) chrub777, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-28

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, MP

(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-01-19

San Vicente, Saipan 96950, CNMI

(c) Jason Cantley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-01-18

Saipan, CNMI

(c) Jason Cantley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-05-31

Garapan, Saipan 96950, CNMI

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pipturus argenteus. BISH 186414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956509450. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/186414.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956509450 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026