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Vaccinium whitmeei
As recorded: Vaccinium whitmeei F.Muell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Flynn, T.; Johnson, M.; Tabua, M.; Enoka, F.; Whistler, A.F. Enoka →Timothy Flynn →Martin W. Johnson →M. Tabua →W.A. Whistler →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 16974
- Date
- June 18, 2016
- Locality
- WS Gagaemauga; 500 m north of Matavanu Crater.
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 680 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 18, 2016, Wood, K.R.; Flynn, T.; Johnson, M.; Tabua, M.; Enoka, F.; Whistler, A. also collected 9 other specimens.
Vaccinium whitmeei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2016. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-07.

2025-05-07
Gaga'ifomauga, Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-07
Gaga'ifomauga, Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-06-17
Gaga'emauga, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium whitmeei. BISH 779556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223772. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/779556.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223772 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
