Calamus vitiensis
Solitary lawyer vine
As recorded: Calamus vitiensis Warb. ex Becc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Koroiveibau, D.
- Collector number
- 14078
- Date
- December 15, 1964
- Locality
- Track to Mt. Uluiqalau
- Island
- Taveuni
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 15, 1964, Koroiveibau, D. also collected 10 other specimens.
Calamus vitiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-03.
2026-05-03
Kimberley, QLD, AU
(c) Dave Shenton, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-15
Syndicate, QLD, AU
(c) eustreptospondylus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-11
Daintree National Park - Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land, Syndicate, QLD, AU
(c) Caleb Catto, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-06
East Santo, Vanuatu
(c) z_mcgrath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-11
Varisu, VU-SE, VU
(c) johana_shein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-11
Varisu, VU-SE, VU
(c) j_tari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Calamus vitiensis. BISH 699245. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956323792. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/699245.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956323792 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026