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Ficinia spiralis
Pingao
As recorded: Scirpus frondosus Banks & Sol. ex Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 5716
- Date
- December 23, 1961
- Locality
- 10 ms W of Poranui on the Kaitorete spit, Wairewa Co., Canterbury
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 23, 1961, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. also collected 7 other specimens.
Ficinia spiralis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,542 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Whāngaimoana 5772, New Zealand
(c) Tyler McBeth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Foxton Beach, New Zealand
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Cape Reinga 0484, New Zealand
(c) caozzie1965, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Whangamoa, New Zealand
(c) butcher_sc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Paraparaumu 5032, New Zealand
(c) Andy McKay, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-20
Paraparaumu 5032, New Zealand
(c) Andy McKay, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Ficinia spiralis. BISH 433297. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396296. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433297.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396296 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026