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BISH 33050Botany
Sterculia vitiensis
As recorded: Sterculia vitiensis Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Damanu, E.
- Collector number
- F.D.1134
- Date
- April 21, 1966
- Locality
- Inland from Galoa.
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Serua, Fiji
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sterculia vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2015-10-01.

2015-10-01
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2013-08-26
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sterculia vitiensis. BISH 33050. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956199772. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/33050.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956199772 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
