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Lagunaria patersonia
Norfolk Island hibiscus
As recorded: Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Kirk, E.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 1, 1892
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lagunaria patersonia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1892. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 649 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Ellmoos Rd, St Georges Basin, NSW, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Devonport Road - Opposite Tenth Avenue, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-13
Settlement Rd, Bundoora, VIC, AU
(c) Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Maribyrnong River Trail, Footscray, VIC, AU
(c) lbistritz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-08
Pandora, Napier 4110, New Zealand
(c) Oliver Keaney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Potato Point NSW 2545, Australia
(c) oldeb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lagunaria patersonia. BISH 158257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956641354. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/158257.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956641354 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026