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Xyris neocaledonica
As recorded: Xyris neocaledonica Rendle
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Xyridaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.; Hildreth, R.Richard Hildreth →Grady L. Webster →
- Collector number
- 14978
- Date
- August 22, 1968
- Locality
- circa Mont Dore/Dumbea: Montagne des Sources
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 650 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1968, Webster, G.L.; Hildreth, R. also collected 10 other specimens.
Xyris neocaledonica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
New Caledonia, NC
(c) emilieanthoine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Paita, Nueva Caledonia
(c) accidentalshrike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-14
Dumbéa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Adrien Ville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-04
Dumbea, Nueva Caledonia
(c) accidentalshrike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-22
Sud, NC
(c) Nicholas Rocha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-08
Grande Terre, Nueva Caledonia, NC
(c) Ilona Da Cruz Gerngross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Xyris neocaledonica. BISH 400738. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956567216. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/400738.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956567216 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026