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Beilschmiedia tawaroa
As recorded: Beilschmiedia tawaroa A.E.Wright
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Godley, E.J.E.J. Godley →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6786
- Date
- March 18, 1962
- Locality
- Okahune Scenic Reserve by Rangataua lake, Waimarino Co., Wellington Province.
- Island
- New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Beilschmiedia tawaroa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,767 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Maungatautari 3494, New Zealand
(c) Tarsh Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Kai Iwi, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
Great Barrier Island, Auckland, NZ
(c) nz-flora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Auckland 0781, New Zealand
(c) Dwayne, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Waingaro, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Waingaro, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Beilschmiedia tawaroa. BISH 433290. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956523421. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433290.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956523421 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
