BISH 628975Botany
Metrosideros nitida
As recorded: Metrosideros nitida Brongn. & Gris
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- MacKee, H.S.
- Collector number
- 37682
- Date
- December 13, 1979
- Locality
- Upper Pirogues River; false forest Bon Secours
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 13, 1979, MacKee, H.S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Metrosideros nitida observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-29.
2025-11-29
Canala, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Dominique Fleurot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-12-08
Dumbéa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros nitida. BISH 628975. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956571978. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628975.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956571978 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026