
Machaerina rubiginosa
Common Twig Rush
As recorded: Baumea rubiginosa (Biehler) Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- MacKee, M.
- Collector number
- 15088
- Date
- June 8, 1966
- Locality
- Ile Des Pins: Vallee du Creek Mou (Prise d'eau de Kuto)
- Island
- Isle Of Pines
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Identified by
- Raynal, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 8, 1966, MacKee, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Machaerina rubiginosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 263 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Epping VIC 3076, Australia
(c) Giorgio De Nola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Yaté, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Tauranga 3171, New Zealand
no rights reserved

2026-10-01
Rodney, NZ-AU, NZ
(c) tomsubritzky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Tomerong, NSW, AU
(c) jules246, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
North Island, Warkworth, Auckland, NZ
(c) tomsubritzky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machaerina rubiginosa. BISH 757566. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956555135. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757566.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956555135 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
