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BISH 38088Botany

Acalypha hispida

Chenille-plant

As recorded: Acalypha hispida Burm.f.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Parks, H.E.
Collector number: 16294
Date: June 1, 1926
Locality: Johannson Plantation
Island: 'Eua Island
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preserved specimen

50 Bishop specimens of Acalypha hispida · collected 1926–2003Species page ›

Acalypha hispida observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,388 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Acalypha hispida observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Orchard Turn, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Dylan Loh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acalypha hispida observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Changi T1 Basement 1, Singapore

(c) B Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acalypha hispida observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

C-13, Forest Area, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400614, India

(c) Raasbihari Kumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acalypha hispida observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

96V7+W9F, Ampanakary, Madagascar

(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acalypha hispida observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Damra Road, Dudhnoi, Assam, IN

(c) Prachurjya Saikia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acalypha hispida observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

(c) chongthamlanleima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Acalypha hispida. BISH 38088. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956265896. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/38088.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956265896 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026