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Coprosma lucida
Shining Karamū
As recorded: Coprosma lucida J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Godley, E.J.; Mason, R.E.J. Godley →R. Mason →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 5071
- Date
- October 31, 1961
- Locality
- Head of the Kaituna Valley, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- Region
- Canterbury, New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1961, Melville, R.; Godley, E.J.; Mason, R. also collected 16 other specimens.
Coprosma lucida observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,472 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
Kapiti Coast, Tararua Forest Park, NZ-WG, NZ
(c) Andy McKay, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Waitomo, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma lucida. BISH 433174. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433174.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956579306 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
