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Nothofagus fusca
Red Beech
As recorded: Nothofagus fusca (Hook.f.) Oerst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Nothofagaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 58
- Date
- December 29, 1920
- Locality
- Christchurch
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1920, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 9 other specimens.
Nothofagus fusca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,229 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Conservation Area Nina Doubtful Rivers, NZ-CA-HN, NZ-CA, NZ
(c) samholt56, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
South Island, Te Anau, Southland, NZ
(c) Marita Sydes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Kaitoke, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
(c) charolais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Fiordland National Park, Fiordland National Park, Southland, NZ
(c) Jean Jack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Fiordland National Park, Southland, NZ
(c) OzGadabout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-22
Fiordland National Park, Fiordland National Park, Southland, NZ
(c) Marita Sydes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nothofagus fusca. BISH 144426. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273637. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/144426.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956273637 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
