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Gaimardia setacea
As recorded: Gaimardia setacea Hook.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Restionaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 11061
- Date
- June 12, 1976
- Locality
- Mt. Amungwiwa
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 3,050 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1976, van Royen, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Gaimardia setacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
JC92+WF, Lewis Pass 7392, New Zealand
(c) willtodhunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-27
South Island, Inchbonnie, West Coast, NZ
(c) willtodhunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-25
Southland Region 9818, New Zealand
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-21
Deep Stream, Denniston, NZ
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-14
South Island, Westport, West Coast, NZ
(c) willtodhunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-07
Denniston, New Zealand
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gaimardia setacea. BISH 427832. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956304373. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427832.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956304373 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
