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Pittosporum tenuifolium
Kōhūhū
As recorded: Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Moore, L.B.R. Melville →L.B. Moore →
- Collector number
- 5227
- Date
- November 8, 1961
- Locality
- 8 ml. W. of Waipoua Forestry Station.
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 8, 1961, Melville, R.; Moore, L.B. also collected 14 other specimens.
Pittosporum tenuifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,711 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Haka House Mt Cook (drop off only), Canterbury Region 7999紐西蘭
(c) amygoog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Research VIC 3095, Australia
(c) Harry Dunstan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Pownall Street opposite 138 (hail and ride), Solway, Masterton 5810, New Zealand
(c) bugman-nz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-26
Burnt Hill 7495, New Zealand
(c) Colin Meurk, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

2026-10-25
Farm Cove, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Pittosporum tenuifolium. BISH 433198. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956259696. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433198.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956259696 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
