Freycinetia banksii
Kiekie
Photo: (c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Leon Perrie (iNaturalist)
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1921
First collected
1962
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1921 by Brown (Kauri Gulch). The Museum last collected it in 1962; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 27, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
3,142 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-27
Great Barrier Island, Auckland, NZ
(c) nz-flora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Newlands, Wellington 6037, New Zealand
(c) Max St Clair-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) sibylle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
West Coast Region 7871, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-24
Waitomo, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)