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Coprosma acerosa
As recorded: Coprosma acerosa A.Cunn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Moore, L.B.R. Melville →L.B. Moore →
- Collector number
- 5271
- Date
- November 9, 1961
- Locality
- Omapere, Hokianga Heads, Hokianga Co.
- Island
- North Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 9, 1961, Melville, R.; Moore, L.B. also collected 5 other specimens.
Coprosma acerosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,041 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Foxton Beach, New Zealand
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Te Horo Beach 5581, New Zealand
(c) Max St Clair-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
New Zealand
(c) takutai_whenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Tasman, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
Foxton Beach, New Zealand
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
Foxton Beach, New Zealand
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma acerosa. BISH 435196. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377974. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435196.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377974 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
