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Earina mucronata
New Zealand Bamboo Orchid
As recorded: Earina mucronata Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Bell, L.Lewis W. Bell →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6905
- Date
- April 9, 1962
- Locality
- Wanganui Forest, Westland Co., Westland
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 9, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Bell, L. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Carmichaelia
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Coprosma
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Coprosma
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Cyathea
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Cyathea
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Dacrydium cupressinum
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Dendrobium cunninghamii
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Elaeocarpus hookerianus
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Gleichenia microphylla
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Halocarpus bidwillii
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Ileostylus micranthus
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Manoao colensoi
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Neomyrtus pedunculata
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Phyllocladus
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Prumnopitys ferruginea
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Quintinia elliptica
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Scirpus
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Sticherus cunninghamii
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Earina mucronata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
9586, New Zealand
(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
Napier, Hawke's Bay, NZ
(c) lisamarnold4, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Oropi 3173, New Zealand
(c) Brett Payne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Waitomo Township, Waitomo 3977, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Whiritoa, New Zealand
(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Earina mucronata. BISH 761248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/761248.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350676 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026