CHR 473744 C – Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 473744 C
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
06 December 1999
Database record updated:
04 June 2021
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2002-05-15 (Verbatim: 15/5/2002)
Preferred name:
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Rutaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Citrus grandis
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1990-08-11 (Verbatim: 11-Aug-1990)
Preferred name:
Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Denham Bay, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
Georeferences:
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".
Observed species:
Metrosideros kermadecensis
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
[Unknown]
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to C
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