CHR 616029 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 616029
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 November 2011
Database record updated:
25 March 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Myrtaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
A Coruña, Galicia. In the compound of the Local Police, Calle de Tui. It may have once been the grounds of a hospital
Verbatim locality:
A Coruña, Galicia. In the compound of the Local Police, Calle de Tui. It may have once been the grounds of a hospital.
Verbatim collector:
Keith Marshall
Standardised collector:
K. Marshall
Verbatim date:
23 Sept 2011
Start date:
2011-09-23
Country:
Spain
Notes:
Trunk approximately 9 feet across at ground level, branching into four trunks about 3 feet up, flowers twice a year in spring and autumn. Locals believe it to be 400-500 years old. Images available.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
[Unknown]
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
Released by MAF Border Security to CHR on 1st Nov 2011. Specimen treated with fungicide, rehydrated, pressed and dried (after freezing it for 7 days).
Schönberger I, 1 November 2011
Schönberger I, 1 November 2011
Assigned reference numbers
Plant Identification Number:
2011/0191
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