Mussaenda raiateensis
As recorded: Mussaenda raiateensis J.W.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 3169.5
- Date
- November 12, 1927
- Locality
- Nadarivatu.
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Colo North, Fiji
- Elevation
- 900 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 12, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adiantum hispidulum
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Adiantum hispidulum
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Alstonia costata
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Arachniodes aristata
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Citronella vitiensis
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Cyrtandra hornei
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Cyrtandra leucantha
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Decaisnina forsteriana
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Dolicholobium oblongifolium
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Elatostematoides filicoides
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Ficus barclayana
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Freycinetia caudata
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Garcinia myrtifolia
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Geissois superba
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Geissois superba
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Geissois superba
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Geitonoplesium cymosum
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Geniostoma rupestre
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Gynochthodes bucidifolia
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Ixora amplexicaulis
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Lycianthes vitiensis
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Maesa corylifolia
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Medinilla archboldiana
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Medinilla heterophylla
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Mussaenda raiateensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-06.
2025-06-06
Q82Q+J8 Pola Island Viewpoint, Vatia, Eastern District, American Samoa
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-18
Q6CF+8F2, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
(c) desi_zoology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-10
Vatia, Eastern District, American Samoa
(c) Oliver Komar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-17
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-07-11
Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Upper Avana Stream, ridge below Te Atukura
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Mussaenda raiateensis. BISH 421198. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366881. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421198.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366881 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026