
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
Nettleleaf Velvetberry
As recorded: Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 156
- Date
- August 10, 1929
- Locality
- Near Malololelei
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 650 m
- Identified by
- Moldenke, H.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Stachytarpheta urticifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,465 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
954台灣臺東縣卑南鄉溫泉村22-6號
(c) angsing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
澄清湖迷宮花園, 鳥松區, 高雄市, TW
(c) shirley88888, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Taiwan, TW
(c) 山卡比, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Tunnel de Fonds Saint-Denis, Fort-de-France, MQ
(c) Olivier Tostain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
十八尖山森林公園, 東區, 新竹市, TW
(c) Andrina Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Stachytarpheta urticifolia. BISH 187734. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956578278. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/187734.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956578278 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
