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Astelia nervosa
Mountain Astelia
As recorded: Astelia nervosa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- 512
- Date
- December 14, 1925
- Locality
- Port Chalmers, Mihiwaka on rocky windward face of mountain.
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 549 m
- Identified by
- Birch, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1925, Neal, M.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Astelia nervosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,490 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Collingwood, Tasman, NZ
(c) Rae Lerew, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Waingaro, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
White Rock 5782, New Zealand
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Arthur's Pass, Canterbury, NZ
(c) ayishainthewild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Thames-Coromandel, NZ-WK, NZ
(c) Daniel Fitz-Gerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Astelia nervosa. BISH 112617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956410771. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/112617.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956410771 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
