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Hibbertia lucens
As recorded: Hibbertia lucens Brongn. & Gris
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Dilleniales › Dilleniaceae
- Collected by
- Buchholz, J.T.
- Collector number
- 1254
- Date
- October 23, 1947
- Locality
- Along roadm North Dumbea valley.
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 125 m
- Identified by
- Guillaumin, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 23, 1947, Buchholz, J.T. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hibbertia lucens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Koumac, NC-NO, NC
(c) laetiziaszcz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Grande-Terre, Nouvelle-Calédonie, NC
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Grande-Terre, Nouvelle-Calédonie, NC
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Grande-Terre, Nouvelle-Calédonie, NC
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Dumbea, Nueva Caledonia
(c) accidentalshrike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-10
Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) jp_poigoune, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hibbertia lucens. BISH 139559. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956247195. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/139559.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956247195 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
