BISH 417494Botany
Meryta macrophylla
As recorded: Meryta macrophylla Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W1047
- Date
- October 23, 1973
- Locality
- Beside the forestry road inland from Asau
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Tronchet, F.; Lowry II, P.P.P.P. Lowry II →F. Tronchet →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 23, 1973, Whistler, W.A. also collected 4 other specimens.
Meryta macrophylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-05-17.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Meryta macrophylla. BISH 417494. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956234448. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417494.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956234448 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026