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Veitchia vitiensis
As recorded: Veitchia vitiensis (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 162
- Date
- October 16, 1933
- Locality
- Hills above Namalata and Ngaloa Bays
- Island
- Kadavu
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Identified by
- Zona, S.; Fuller, D.D. Fuller →S. Zona →
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1933, Smith, A.C. also collected 5 other specimens.
Veitchia vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-09-18.
2019-09-18
Province de Naitasiri, Fidji
(c) Emilie Ducouret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2019-09-18
Province de Naitasiri, Fidji
(c) Emilie Ducouret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Veitchia vitiensis. BISH 499570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956211956. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/499570.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956211956 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026