Boea hygroscopica
Rock Violet
Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter (iNaturalist)
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Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1932
First collected
1991
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1932 by Brass, L.J. (N. Queensland, Mossman River). The Museum last collected it in 1991; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 26, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
103 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-26
Finch Hatton, QLD, AU
(c) Fletcher Arrastia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Upper Barron QLD 4883, Australia
(c) Lucas Christofides, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-23
Upper Barron QLD 4883, Australia
(c) Sarah Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
Upper Barron QLD 4883, Australia
(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-16
Upper Barron QLD 4883, Australia
(c) cesdamess, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Eungella, Mackay - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Helma51, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Girringun National Park, Wallaman, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Eungella Hinterland QLD 4741, Australia
(c) Jacob Findley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)