CHR 649734 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 649734
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
04 November 2020
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
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:
Bew Zealand Christmas tree, Pohutukawa
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Lake Tarawera, Bay of Plenty, From Tarawera Falls Campground, South along fishing track coastline
Georeferences:
Topo 50 Map Grid:
BE38 065 679 (WGS84 -38.184708 176.499275)
Verbatim locality:
Lake Tarawera, Bay of Plenty, From Tarawera Falls Campground, South along fishing track coastline
Verbatim collector:
J. Bond, DOC, CNIROTJB16, V. Reed Volunteer
Standardised collector:
J. Bond; V. Reed
Verbatim date:
31 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-31
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
South Auckland Land District
Ecological District:
Rotorua
Native lands:
Ngāti Rangitihi
Tūhourangi
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
38.18500000 S 176.49972 E (WGS84 -38.185 176.49972)
Habitat:
Shore along Lake tarawera, Regenerating forest.
Land Use: Forest. Landform: Shoreline. Geology: Volcanic. Soil: Sandy Loam. Aspect: W, undulating slope.
Notes:
plant height 2-15m
Observed species:
Metrosideros escelsa
Knightia excelsa
Melicytus ramiflorus
Pseudopanax arboreus
Kunzea
Leptospermum scoparium understory
Knightia excelsa
Melicytus ramiflorus
Pseudopanax arboreus
Kunzea
Leptospermum scoparium understory
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
NZIFSB accession
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell herbarium (MPN)
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand,
MPN 50377
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