BISH 187737Botany

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Nettleleaf Velvetberry

As recorded: Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15105
Date: February 27, 1953
Locality: Below the village of Navutoka on the northeastern side of the island
Island: Tongatapu Island
Region: Tonga
Identified by: Smith, A.C.; Darwin, S.P.S.P. Darwin →Albert C. Smith →
Record type: Preserved specimen

132 Bishop specimens of Stachytarpheta urticifolia · collected 1893–1997Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 27, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Stachytarpheta urticifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. 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 187737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210100. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/187737.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956210100 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026