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Hiya distans
As recorded: Hypolepis distans Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Collector number
- 3693
- Date
- April 18, 1966
- Locality
- Waitakere Ranges, Lone Kauri Road, off West Coast Road.
- Island
- North Island
- Region
- North Auckland, New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -36.8333, 174.5000
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Identified by
- Brownsey, P.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1966, Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 22 other specimens.
Adiantum aethiopicum
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Alseuosmia macrophylla
Botany
Apium prostratum
Botany
Arthropteris tenella
Botany
Asplenium lamprophyllum
Botany
Carmichaelia australis
Botany
Diploblechnum fraseri
Botany
Diploblechnum fraseri
Botany
Entelea arborescens
Botany
Lobelia anceps
Botany
Lygodium articulatum
Botany
Metrosideros excelsa
Botany
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Botany
Odontosoria viridis
Botany
Parapolystichum microsorum
Botany
Pittosporum crassifolium
Botany
Planchonella costata
Botany
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Botany
Pseudopanax lessonii
Botany
Pteris comans
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Tetragonia implexicoma
Botany
Veronica obtusata
Botany
Still here: Hiya distans observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-14.
2026-06-14
Riverhead, Auckland, NZ
(c) Braydon Burton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-23
Muriwai, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2025-12-16
Waimauku 0882, New Zealand
(c) Andrianl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-06
Riverhead, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2025-11-09
Riverhead, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2025-11-09
Riverhead, New Zealand
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hiya distans. BISH 426908. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956698052. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426908.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956698052 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026