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Cypholophus
As recorded: Cypholophus Wedd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 5181
- Date
- October 1, 1989
- Locality
- Hunstein Range (Mt. Samsai) along ridge trail descending to camp 3
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1989, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cypholophus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-21.

2026-07-21
Taiwan, TW
(c) 李先祐 (Hsien-Yu Lee), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-03
Philippines
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Hualien, TW-TA, TW
(c) yii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-04
Hualien, TW-TA, TW
(c) CliffChen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-08
Taiwan, TW
(c) tsailw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-06
Taiwan, TW
(c) tsailw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypholophus. BISH 620226. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411900. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/620226.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411900 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
