Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
29.26070 S 177.94769 W (WGS84 -29.2607 -177.94769)
Verbatim locality:
Kermadec Islands, Raoul Island, Denham Bay.
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 1672/K
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
11-Aug-1990
Start date:
1990-08-11
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Altitudes:
from 0m
Notes:
Flat, pohutukawa forest. Cultivation relic. Tree c. 10m high. Thornless. Trunk very thick, 30-40cm diameter. Leaves dark glossy green above. Fruit very large, 11-14cm across, flattened somewhat, otherwise subglobose, yellow; skin very thick. Pulp segments colourless, sweet, not very juicy. A very old tree probably dating back to the last century. Probably from the same tree as Sykes 454/K. The Raoul Id "pommelo".