BISH 427896Botany

Calycosia sessilis

As recorded: Calycosia sessilis A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W3977
Date: August 29, 1978
Locality: south of Mt. Fito
Island: Upolu
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 800 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

19 Bishop specimens of Calycosia sessilis · collected 1894–1979Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 29, 1978, Whistler, W.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Calycosia sessilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-05-17.

2016-05-17

American Samoa

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Cite this specimen

Calycosia sessilis. BISH 427896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956416654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427896.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956416654 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026