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Hemigenia purpurea
As recorded: Hemigenia purpurea R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Cheel, E.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- November 13, 1898
- Locality
- Centennial Park.
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hemigenia purpurea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1898. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 525 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Coast Tk, Jibbon, NSW, AU
(c) Jude Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
New South Wales, AU
(c) Tracie McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Wattamolla NSW 2232, Australia
(c) nickbrincat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Royal, Sutherland Shire - East, AU-NS, AU
(c) Xx_RazorShadowBlade_xX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Uloola, NSW, AU
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-09-28
Audley NSW, Australia
(c) philzoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hemigenia purpurea. BISH 150574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/150574.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956462247 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
