Sophora molloyi

Cook Strait Kowhai

As recorded: Sophora molloyi Heenan & de Lange

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: de Lange, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; CHRde Lange →Peter B. Heenan →
Collector number: 517661
Date: October 21, 1988
Locality: Wellington Land Distr., Ngawihi, vic. of Cape Palliser
Island: North Island
Region: New Zealand
Coordinates: -41.5833, 175.2367
Elevation: 80 m
Identified by: Heenan, P.B.
Type status: Isotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

Where it was collected

Still here: Sophora molloyi observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-18.

2026-03-18

New Zealand

(c) mattward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-11

Cape Palliser 5772, New Zealand

(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-01-11

Cape Palliser 5772, New Zealand

(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-01-11

Cape Palliser 5772, New Zealand

(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-01-11

Cape Palliser 5772, New Zealand

(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2024-08-03

North Island / Te Ika-a-Māui, Pirinoa, Wellington, NZ

(c) Andy MacDonald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sophora molloyi. BISH 687680. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956285281. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/687680.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956285281 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026