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Acalypha hispida
Chenille-plant
As recorded: Acalypha hispida Burm.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 11, 1929
- Locality
- Foster's Garden
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Huft, M.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 11, 1929, Forbes, A. also collected 6 other specimens.
Acalypha hispida observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-26.
2026-04-26
RT-30, Waikapū, HI, US
(c) Halle Furnish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-08
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) sofiamicci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Christine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-31
ʻĪao Valley State Monument, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Arsenault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-21
N Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) stevejbader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-03
Wailea Ike Pl, Kihei, HI, US
(c) thorlabby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acalypha hispida. BISH 48966. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579830. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48966.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956579830 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026