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Acalypha hispida
Chenille-plant
As recorded: Acalypha hispida Burm.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Bristol, M.L.
- Collector number
- 2042
- Date
- April 13, 1968
- Locality
- Lefaga, Savaia
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 13, 1968, Bristol, M.L. also collected 7 other specimens.
Acalypha hispida observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,388 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Orchard Turn, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Dylan Loh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Changi T1 Basement 1, Singapore
(c) B Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
C-13, Forest Area, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400614, India
(c) Raasbihari Kumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
96V7+W9F, Ampanakary, Madagascar
(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Damra Road, Dudhnoi, Assam, IN
(c) Prachurjya Saikia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
(c) chongthamlanleima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acalypha hispida. BISH 28574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956446142. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28574.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956446142 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026