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Gymnosporia vitiensis
As recorded: Maytenus vitiensis (A.Gray) Ding Hou
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Celastrales › Celastraceae
- Collected by
- Vaupel, F.
- Collector number
- 152
- Date
- February 21, 1906
- Locality
- Manase
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 21, 1906, Vaupel, F. also collected 4 other specimens.
Gymnosporia vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1906. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-25.
2026-01-25
French Polynesia, PF
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2004-07-20
Motane, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2004-06-19
Ua Huka, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gymnosporia vitiensis. BISH 498685. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956443229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/498685.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956443229 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026