
Pilea australis
As recorded: Haroldiella rapaensis Florence
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 17967
- Date
- March 29, 2002
- Locality
- Mt. Perau, stream drainage, directly below peak N facing
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -27.5939, -144.3730
- Elevation
- 503 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 29, 2002, Perlman, S. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Pilea australis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2002-05-02.

2002-05-02
Rapa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-04-21
Rapa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-03-30
Rapa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pilea australis. BISH 713229. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956327574. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/713229.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956327574 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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