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Mussaenda raiateensis
As recorded: Mussaenda raiateensis J.W.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 684
- Date
- March 24, 1927
- Locality
- Raiatea
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 900 m
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 24, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acroporium hyalinum
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Acroporium hyalinum
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Acroporium hyalinum
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Acroporium hyalinum
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Acroporium hyalinum
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Bryophyta
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Ectropothecium sodale
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Garovaglia powellii
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Hepaticae
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Hepaticae
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Hepaticae
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Hepaticae
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Korthalsella rubescens
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Korthalsella rubescens
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Leucobryum tahitense
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Mussaenda raiateensis
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Mussaenda raiateensis
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Phlegmariurus haeckelii
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Phlegmariurus haeckelii
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Phlegmariurus haeckelii
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Phlegmariurus haeckelii
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Phlegmariurus haeckelii
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Pyrenula
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Pyrenula
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Mussaenda raiateensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-06.
2025-06-06
Q82Q+J8 Pola Island Viewpoint, Vatia, Eastern District, American Samoa
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-18
Q6CF+8F2, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
(c) desi_zoology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-10
Vatia, Eastern District, American Samoa
(c) Oliver Komar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-17
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-07-11
Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Upper Avana Stream, ridge below Te Atukura
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Mussaenda raiateensis. BISH 578736. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291642. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/578736.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291642 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026