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Rhodomyrtus sericea
As recorded: Rhodomyrtus sericea Burret
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Telford, I.R.H.; Butler, G.George Butler →Ian R.H. Telford →
- Collector number
- 9341
- Date
- February 2, 1983
- Locality
- Cook, ~1 km SW of Mt. Lewis summit
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Coordinates
- -16.6000, 145.2670
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1983, Telford, I.R.H.; Butler, G. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Rhodomyrtus sericea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-28.
2025-09-28
Daintree National Park, Syndicate, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2006-10-30
Mount Carbine QLD 4871, Australia
(c) sworboys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhodomyrtus sericea. BISH 590237. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956158841. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/590237.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956158841 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026