Systematics Collections Data

CHR 473980 A – Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 473980 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Carpobrotus edulis
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1991-10-09 (Verbatim: 9 Oct 1991)
Preferred name:
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Aizoaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Amberley Beach
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  -43.173812  172.780446 
Verbatim locality:
Canterbury, near Amberley Beach
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 400/91
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
7 Oct 1991
Start date:
1991-10-07
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:   N34 931 832  (WGS84 -43.158408 172.79206)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  43°9.6´ S 172°47.5´ E  (WGS84 -43.16 172.791667)
Notes:
Succulent plant with long trailing stems forming large patches. Leaves green, sometimes becoming reddish before senescence, acutely 3-angled, c.1cm across each face. Flowers 8-9cm across. Petals 3.5-4cm long, white, fading to pink. Abundant.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
Permissions
Project permits
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
Biocultural (BC) Notice