Rhaphidophora spuria
As recorded: Rhaphidophora reineckei Engl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Bristol, M.L.
- Collector number
- 2265
- Date
- August 20, 1968
- Locality
- Gataivai (inland 3 miles) Base Line 4 of Forestry Division 1968 - Forest Survey
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1968, Bristol, M.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Canarium vitiense
Botany
Canarium vitiense
Botany
Canthium merrillii
Botany
Cryptocarya samoensis
Botany
Decalobanthus peltatus
Botany
Diospyros samoensis
Botany
Endiandra elaeocarpa
Botany
Erythrospermum acuminatissimum
Botany
Funtumia elastica
Botany
Gironniera celtidifolia
Botany
Hernandia moerenhoutiana
Botany
Hernandia moerenhoutiana
Botany
Hoya betchei
Botany
Morinda pacifica
Botany
Morinda pacifica
Botany
Myristica hypargyraea
Botany
Nicotiana tabacum
Botany
Schizostachyum glaucifolium
Botany
Syzygium samoense
Botany
Rhaphidophora spuria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-27.
2025-12-27
Baravi, Fiji
no rights reserved
2025-04-04
Tuamasaga, Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-01-30
Colo-I-Suva, FJ-CE-RW, FJ-CE, FJ
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2022-06-22
Vanua Levu, Fiji, FJ
(c) Makena, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhaphidophora spuria. BISH 18793. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361419. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18793.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956361419 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026