CHR 523608 – Discaria toumatou Raoul
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 523608
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
29 March 2023
Database record updated:
11 February 2024
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Discaria toumatou
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Rhamnales
Family:
Rhamnaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Jack Blenkhorn's Bush, Ohau
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-40.6837 175.313
Verbatim locality:
Jack Blenkhorn's scrubland, Ohau
Verbatim collector:
Standardised collector:
Frances C. Duguid
Verbatim date:
18.10.[19]53
Start date:
1953-10-18
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Native lands:
Muaūpoko
Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 1:
N152 763 976 (WGS84 -40.664783 175.243926)
Habitat:
Te Wera-a-Whango low gravel gerrace of Ohau River
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
Ex F.C. Duguid Herb.
Supplementary remarks:
Further North Island Records of Discaria
Discaria is found in various places along hte Horowhenua coastline on dry flats inland of the unstable dunes, though never plentiful. In addition to the habitats enumerated in the Botanical Society's Bulletin No. 33, it has been noted south of the Hokio Beach Road, (1)..within the outer dunes, just south of Hokio village; and (2).. further inland, south of the Tirotiro-whetu dune-ridge, about a mile from the beach. Southwards again, there was some growing near the lagoons to the south of the Ohau rivermouth, behind the outer dunes.
The best stand of all was oof the end of Oturea Head, not far south of the Manawatu River at the Whirokino Cut. It grew in a warm hollow between two dune-ridges at a distance of about three miles from the coast. Bushes there were in fine shape, about seven feet high.
Discaria was growing in association with Pomaderris phylicifolia var. ericifolia in three places:
(1)... South of Hokio village;
(2)... vivinity of Dune Forsst, norht of Hokio Stream;
and (3)... on the low stoney terrace at Ohau.
As so much of the Horowhenua coastland is far from public road, there remains much country there which may still be found to be the habitat of either of there plants. I have not seen any live specimens locally from some years.
F.C. Duguid
[handwriting} Send to D. Margot Forde in comment on article by N. Elder in Wgtn. Bot. Soc. Bulletin No. 33
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