Boehmeria virgata
native ramie
As recorded: Boehmeria virgata (G.Forst.) Guill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 1691
- Date
- June 15, 1927
- Locality
- Virao
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Identified by
- Wilmot-Dear, C.M.; Friis, I.I. Friis →C.M. Wilmot-Dear →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 13 other specimens.
Arthrobotrya wilkesiana
Botany
Calanthe tahitensis
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Dendrobium biflorum
Botany
Diplazium proliferum
Botany
Euphorbia atoto
Botany
Hernandia moerenhoutiana
Botany
Lepisorus spicatus
Botany
Leucophanes angustifolium
Botany
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Botany
Oberonia equitans
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Prosaptia subnuda
Botany
Boehmeria virgata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 65 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-11.
2026-03-11
Mount Warning, Wollumbin, Tweed - Pt B, AU-NS, AU
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-11
Binna Burra QLD 4211, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Bellthorpe Stays, Willett Rd, Bellthorpe QLD 4514, Australia
(c) lynsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
JW6R+84 Border Ranges National Park, Gradys Creek NSW 2474, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
JW6R+84 Border Ranges National Park, Gradys Creek NSW 2474, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-17
Springbrook QLD 4213, Australia
(c) Nightcap Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Boehmeria virgata. BISH 488489. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488489.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495663 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026