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Myrsine australis
Māpou
As recorded: Myrsine australis (A.Rich.) Allan
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Collector number
- 4456
- Date
- February 13, 1983
- Locality
- Banks Peninsula, Price's Valley
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Identified by
- Philipson, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 13, 1983, van Balgooy, M.M.J. also collected 18 other specimens.
Myrsine australis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,544 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Palmerston North 4479, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) timward2014, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Waingaro, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Kaurilands School, Titirangi, Auckland 0604, New Zealand
(c) Ben Wyness, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Pūponga 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine australis. BISH 597084. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956643419. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/597084.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956643419 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
