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Nothofagus truncata
Hard Beech
As recorded: Nothofagus truncata (Colenso) Cockayne
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Nothofagaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Collector number
- 3789
- Date
- July 13, 1966
- Locality
- Westland; Hwy. 6, 10 miles S. of its junction with Hwy. 67, 3 miles N. of Charleston.
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -41.5833, 171.6670
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1966, Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Nothofagus truncata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-15.

2026-02-15
Stockton, New Zealand
(c) gloh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-06
Westport, New Zealand
(c) Richard Nichol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nothofagus truncata. BISH 426661. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956511440. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426661.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956511440 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
