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Pimelea sericeovillosa
Pillow pimelea
As recorded: Pimelea pulvinaris Burrows
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Connor, H.E.H.E. Connor →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6554
- Date
- February 26, 1962
- Locality
- Clutha River Terrace above Luggate Vincent Co., Otago
- Island
- New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 26, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Connor, H.E. also collected 10 other specimens.
Pimelea sericeovillosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 77 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Queenstown-Lakes, NZ-OT, NZ
(c) Ruby MacGillivray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Mackenzie, NZ-CA, NZ
(c) willtodhunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Waitaki, NZ-CA, NZ
(c) Jaz Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-03
Mackenzie, NZ-CA, NZ
(c) Alex Fergus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30
Queenstown-Lakes, NZ-OT, NZ
(c) ian dench, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-14
Central Otago, NZ-OT, NZ
(c) greenschist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pimelea sericeovillosa. BISH 435610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956616085. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435610.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956616085 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
