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BISH 425062Botany
Carex austrocompacta
As recorded: Uncinia compacta var. compacta
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Collector number
- 730
- Date
- June 18, 1965
- Locality
- North ridge of Pindunde Valley, above main waterfall
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -5.7500, 145.0830
- Elevation
- 3,500 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 18, 1965, van Balgooy, M.M.J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Carex austrocompacta. BISH 425062. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956328341. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/425062.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956328341 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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