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Acalypha wilkesiana
Copperleaf
As recorded: Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 3648/CI
- Date
- July 18, 1991
- Locality
- Tupapa, Ara Tapu
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 18, 1991, Sykes, W.R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Acalypha wilkesiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,205 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
9637+WF5, Irinjalakuda, Keralam 680125, India
(c) ziya mathew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Restaurante Universitário - Goiabeiras, Vitória - ES, 29075-053, Brasil
(c) Beatriz Dias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Pitcairn Islands
(c) ramsaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Suarez, Suárez, Tolima, Colombia
(c) Yuli Pérez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
JQC9+788, Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Amos Kibet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
So Kwun Wat Rd, So Kwun Wat, New Territories, HK
(c) silencehoi77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acalypha wilkesiana. BISH 664995. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956675366. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/664995.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956675366 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026