Tongariro National Park. On trail from Waihohohu Hut to Desert Road
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-39.2116 175.686
Verbatim locality:
Tongariro National Park. On trail from Waihohohu Hut to Desert Road.
Verbatim collector:
C Bush & S Wagstaff 484
Standardised collector:
C. Bush; S. J. Wagstaff
Verbatim date:
April 12 2008
Start date:
2008-04-12
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
39°12.714´ S 175°41.191´ E (WGS84 -39.2119 175.686517)
Abundance:
Local
Altitudes:
from 1077m
Habitat:
This plant was found along trail.
Abundance:
Local
Notes:
This is a putative hybrid between Gaultheria colensoi and Gaultheria macrostigma. ~ 30 cm tall. Red petioles. Some fruits appear dry and are in racemes. Some fruits have small white/green berries with calyces that are pink and fleshy at the base, also in clustered racemes (on same plant).