
Fitchia rapensis
As recorded: Fitchia rapensis F.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 18109
- Date
- April 20, 2002
- Locality
- Rapa; between Pukumaro and Tautautu Mts.
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -27.6295, -144.3470
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 20, 2002, Perlman, S. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Fitchia rapensis 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 2002-05-10.

2002-05-10
Rapa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-04-03
Rapa, French Polynesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-03-18
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
Fitchia rapensis. BISH 716936. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634346. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716936.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956634346 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
