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Vitex lucens
Pūriri
As recorded: Vitex lucens Kirk
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Morison, C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- November 1, 1931
- Locality
- Wellington, residence of collector, Clare Morison.
- Island
- North Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Moldenke, H.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1931, Morison, C. also collected 6 other specimens.
Vitex lucens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,651 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

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

2026-10-25
Whangaparāoa, Auckland, NZ
(c) ecojimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
North Island, Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Frazer Dale Biodiversity Guy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) ecojimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) ecojimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Tongapōrutu 4378, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vitex lucens. BISH 187869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956255926. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/187869.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956255926 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
