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Machaerina juncea
Tussock Swamp Twig Rush
As recorded: Baumea juncea (R.Br.) Palla
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Moore, L.B.R. Melville →L.B. Moore →
- Collector number
- 5333
- Date
- November 11, 1961
- Locality
- Shorj Road, Mangonui Co., N Island,
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 11, 1961, Melville, R.; Moore, L.B. also collected 9 other specimens.
Machaerina juncea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 506 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hat Head NSW 2440, Australia
(c) Jed Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
South Stradbroke QLD, Australia
(c) lachlan_harriman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
South Stradbroke QLD, Australia
(c) lachlan_harriman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Pelican Waters, QLD, AU
(c) Chervil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Tasmania, AU
(c) jggbrown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
West Range SA 5275, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machaerina juncea. BISH 435284. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956311005. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435284.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956311005 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026