CHR 616045 – Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Hartw.) Bartel
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 616045
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
24 November 2011
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Cupressus macrocarpa
Determiner:
Brad Cadwallader
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa (Hartw.) Bartel
Division:
Pinophyta
Class:
Pinatae
Order:
Coniferales
Family:
Cupressaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Farewell Spit lighthouse
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-40.546308 173.009861
Verbatim locality:
at the lighthouse at Farewell Spit, short distance from the Farewell Spit beacon.
Verbatim collector:
Brad Cadwallader
Standardised collector:
B. Cadwallader
Verbatim date:
3 November 2011
Start date:
2011-11-03
Land District:
Nelson Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Ngāti Kōata
Ngāti Kuia
Ngāti Rārua
Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
40°32´45.70“ S 173°0´30.33“ E (WGS84 -40.546028 173.008425)
Habitat:
The tree is located where macrocarpa and radiata pine have become established. There is a single Tasmanian blue gum [see CHR 616046].
Notes:
Height 27.2 (Nikon forestry 550 laser); Girth: 733 cm @ 1.4 m (multiple stems); Spread: 18 x 15 m. Image is available.Planted c. 1890 by J.S. Harwood who maintained the beacon at the spit. He carted soil on his back for 15 miles to get the trees established. This particular specimen comes from a tree with weeping habit. All the other trees at the location are typical of Cupressus macrocarpa.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
[Unknown]
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
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