CHR 518196 – Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 518196
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
08 February 1999
Database record updated:
08 January 2003
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Leptospermum scoparium J.R. & G.Forst.
Determiner:
Harris W
Identification date:
1998-12-04 (Verbatim: 4-DEC-1998)
Preferred name:
Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Myrtaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Lincoln, 27A Edward Street
Verbatim locality:
Lincoln, 27A Edward Street, home garden
Verbatim collector:
Harris W
Standardised collector:
W. Harris
Verbatim date:
4-DEC-1998
Start date:
1998-12-04
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Notes:
Progeny of self of Leptospermum scoparium 'Kiwi'. W.Harris self 7/94 (1). Parent plant of the cultivar Leptospermum scoparium `Kiwi' was self pollinated in period 14-Nov-1993 to 24-Nov-1993. seed sown 10-Apr-1995. Seven seedlings raised. One is and extreme nanum dwarf not flowering 3½ years after sowing. Two were nanum dwarfs, one of which has died. This specimen has retained compact nanum form, with marked purple-brown foliage. First flowers December 1997 and again November - December 1998. Flowers strong crimson with black receptacle, given provisional cultivar name `Kiwi Kid'. The other five progeny were bushy to semi-spreading small shrubs like the parent.
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