BISH 640490Botany

Mussaenda raiateensis

As recorded: Mussaenda raiateensis J.W.Moore

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Buelow, G.P.
Collector number: 3279
Date: August 19, 1982
Locality: Center of island along one of main paths
Island: Ha'Afeva Island
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preserved specimen

49 Bishop specimens of Mussaenda raiateensis · collected 1924–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 19, 1982, Buelow, G.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Mussaenda raiateensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. 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

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Cite this specimen

Mussaenda raiateensis. BISH 640490. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956449307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/640490.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956449307 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026