following Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Acmena smithii
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1988-06-03 (Verbatim: 3 Jun 1988)
Preferred name:
Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
North Auckland, Bay of Islands, Kerikeri
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-35.2233 173.948
Verbatim locality:
North Auckland, Bay of Islands, Kerikeri
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 403/87
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
9 Dec 1987
Start date:
1987-12-09
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāpuhi
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
P5 971 637 (WGS84 -35.223292 173.947834)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
35°13.5´ S 173°56.9´ E (WGS84 -35.225 173.948333)
Altitudes:
from 60m
Habitat:
Margin of eucalypt plantation at town margin. Waste place in semi-shade. Adventive.
Notes:
Young plants 1-2 metres high. Leaves aromatic, dark shining green above, shining purplish when young. A small number of saplings; parents not in immediate vicinity.