
Didymocheton rufescens
As recorded: Dysoxylum rufescens Vieill. ex Sebert & Pancher
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Meliaceae
- Collected by
- MacKee, H.S.
- Collector number
- 18596
- Date
- April 4, 1968
- Locality
- Pouembout: Base Nord du Plateau de Tiea.
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Mabberley
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1968, MacKee, H.S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Didymocheton rufescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-30.

2026-04-30
Pouembout, Nueva Caledonia
(c) accidentalshrike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-29
Pouembout, Nueva Caledonia
(c) accidentalshrike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-17
Koumac, Nord, New Caledonia
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-16
Pouembout, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-04
Koumac, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-04
Koumac, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Didymocheton rufescens. BISH 575400. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956639330. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/575400.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956639330 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
