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Gymnosporia vitiensis
As recorded: Maytenus vitiensis (A.Gray) Ding Hou
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Celastrales › Celastraceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W920
- Date
- October 17, 1973
- Locality
- Potlatch Lumber mill, Asau
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 17, 1973, Whistler, W.A. also collected 13 other specimens.
Aleurites moluccanus
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Alyxia stellata
Botany
Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum
Botany
Diospyros foliosa
Botany
Diospyros samoensis
Botany
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Inocarpus fagifer
Botany
Ixora samoensis
Botany
Micromelum minutum
Botany
Pipturus argenteus
Botany
Psidium guajava
Botany
Syzygium clusiifolium
Botany
Gymnosporia vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-25.
2026-01-25
French Polynesia, PF
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2004-07-20
Motane, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2004-06-19
Ua Huka, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gymnosporia vitiensis. BISH 417666. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956279698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417666.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956279698 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026