Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Acalypha amentacea
As recorded: Acalypha amentacea var. trukensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Spence, G.
- Collector number
- 434
- Date
- January 17, 1977
- Locality
- Tunuk, main road
- Island
- Weno Island
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 17, 1977, Spence, G. also collected 11 other specimens.
Acalypha amentacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,208 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
9637+WF5, Irinjalakuda, Keralam 680125, India
(c) ziya mathew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Restaurante Universitário - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, 29075-053, Brasil
(c) Beatriz Dias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Pitcairn Islands
(c) ramsaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Suarez, Suárez, Tolima, Colombia
(c) Yuli Pérez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
JQC9+788, Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Amos Kibet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
So Kwun Wat Rd, So Kwun Wat, New Territories, HK
(c) silencehoi77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acalypha amentacea. BISH 422283. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956527968. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422283.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956527968 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026