CHR 545564 – Escallonia rubra (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 545564
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
20 September 2001
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Escallonia rubra
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1999-02 (Verbatim: Feb-1999)
Preferred name:
Escallonia rubra (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Grossulariaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Horseshoe Bay Road, Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-46.8966 168.129
Verbatim locality:
Halfmoon Bay, Horseshoe Bay Road.
Verbatim collector:
MA & GL Korver 10
Standardised collector:
Mary A. Korver; G. L. Korver
Verbatim date:
8-Jan-1999
Start date:
1999-01-08
Land District:
Southland Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
E48 388 565 (WGS84 -46.900271 168.130871)
Altitudes:
from 1m
Habitat:
On cliff, facing towards sea.
Notes:
Leaves large & leathery. Shiny dark green above, paler green below. Margins serrated - fairly uniform. Stems squarish & twisted at each leaf node in slight spiral fashion. Largest leaf 90mm x 52mm. Flowers hot pink. Approx. 14mm long. Flowers 2 per axil, on 3 planes - facing upwards. Fruit forming. Calyx alternately pink & green stripes (5 stripes of each colour noted). Fresh young flower bud collected as well. Sticky glands on stems. Plants covering a large cliff face, facing to sea. Five plants seen. All with large leaves & hot pink flowers. Each plant about 15m x 3-4m. Sprawling down cliff. Planted??
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