CHR 649731 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 649731
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
04 November 2020
Database record updated:
18 June 2022
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
Vernacular name:
New Zealand Christmas tree, pohutukawa
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Lake Rotoiti, Bay of Plenty
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-38.038296 176.400591
Verbatim locality:
Lake Rotoiti, Bay of plenty, Western part of the lake
Verbatim collector:
J. Bond, DOC CNIROTJB12
Standardised collector:
J. Bond; Department of Conservation
Verbatim date:
30 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-30
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
South Auckland Land District
Ecological Region:
Northern Volcanic Plateau
Ecological District:
Rotorua
Native lands:
Ngāti Pikiao
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
38.01500000 S 176.39444 E (WGS84 -38.015 176.39444)
Altitudes:
from 284m
Habitat:
Associated species: Pohutukawa forest on Lake edge with Knightia excelsa and Weinmannia racemosa. Tree fern, coprosma, Pittosporum understory.
Habitat modification: Some areas are close to livestock farms. Land Use: Regenerating forest around lake.
Landform: Lake cliffs. Geology: Volcanic. Soil: Sandy loam. Aspect: N and S, Cliff.
Notes:
Plant height up to 15m
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
NZIFSB accession
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell herbarium (MPN)
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand,
MPN 50378
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