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Pilea in life
In life — Clearweeds, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Rich Hoyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rich Hoyer
BISH 717758Botany

Pilea

Clearweeds

As recorded: Pilea Lindl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae

Collector number
197
Date
August 31, 1999
Locality
Sauago to Saleteele
Island
Upolu
Region
Samoa
Coordinates
-13.9000, -171.5670
Elevation
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
62 Bishop specimens of Pilea · collected 1930–2012Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 31, 1999, Uchiyama, H.; et al. also collected 7 other specimens.

Still here: Pilea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-02.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pilea. BISH 717758. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956173408. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/717758.

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