Phormium
New Zealand Flax
Photo: (c) Chris Close, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Close (iNaturalist)
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1932
First collected
1966
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Phormium, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2000
Survey of invasive or potentially invasive cultivated plants in Hawai‘iStaples, G.W., D. Herbst & C.T. Imada · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1932 by Meebold, A. (New Zealand, Makorara, Ruahini). The Museum last collected it in 1966; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 27, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
8,284 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-27
Whangārei Heads 0174, New Zealand
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Rārangi 7273, New Zealand
(c) jarod_udy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta/Big King, Three Kings, Auckland 1042, New Zealand
(c) wild-fire, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta/Big King, Three Kings, Auckland 1042, New Zealand
(c) wild-fire, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Eyrewell, New Zealand
(c) Colin Meurk, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Spencerville, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
(c) D. J. King, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Spencerville, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
(c) D. J. King, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)