New Zealand Map Series 1:
S83 519 507 (WGS84 -43.579572 172.087656)
Habitat:
Woodlot in triangle along Greendale Rd.
Notes:
GM 49/20.Block 26. Establ. 1914. Bannan labels specimen as Q. ilex. Roundish leaves suggestive of Q. ilexrotundifolia complex. Bark v smooth despite large size.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B.
Supplementary remarks:
Identified as Q. ilex by J. Bannan (1981 B. For. Sci. Thesis U. of Canterbury). However Q. ilex fruit matures in one year. Both specimens show developing fruit on older wood and young fruit on the current season's wood - not a characteristic of Q. ilex in the literature.
Does not appear to be Q. ilex var. bullata - leaves too large.
No definite identification yet.
John S. Sheppard, 19 Feb 02