Specimen Details

CHR 649767 – Dianella nigra Colenso

Data provider:

Allan Herbarium

Barcode:

CHR 649767

Specimen type:

Sheet

Database record added:

14 April 2021

Database record updated:

24 February 2023

Components

Primary component

Active identification

Determined name:

Dianella nigra Colenso

Determiner:

Identification date:

Preferred name:

Dianella nigra Colenso

Division:

Magnoliophyta

Class:

Liliopsida

Order:

Liliales

Family:

Hemerocallidaceae

Vernacular name:

NZ Blueberry

Identification type:

Determination

Note:

Family name on the card is: Xanthorrhoeaceae

Collection events

Primary collection event

Collection event type:

Field

Standard locality

Location:

Hunua Falls, Hunua Ranges Regional Park

Georeferences:

Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): -37.069541 175.089979

Verbatim locality:

Hunua Falls forest park

Verbatim collector:

J.Shcnell, K. Sinclair, B. Elliot, M. MacKay

Standardised collector:

J. Shcnell; K. Sinclair; B. Elliot; M. MacKay

Verbatim date:

27 February 2014

Start date:

2014-02-27

Country:

New Zealand

Land District:

North Auckland Land District

Ecological Region:

Auckland

Ecological District:

Hunua

Native lands:

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki

Ngāti Maru (Hauraki)

Ngāti Paoa

Ngāti Tamaoho

Ngāti Tamaterā

Ngāti Whanaunga

Te Ākitai Waiohua

Waikato

Georeferences:

Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): 37°04´04.5“ S 175°05´42.7“ E (WGS84 -37.067917 175.095194)
Topo 50 Map Grid: BB33 863 957 (WGS84 -37.066461 175.095519)

Altitudes:

from 110m

Habitat:

Regrowth podocarp (kauri) forest - at tanekaha stage. Phyllocladus trichomanoides, Geniostoma, Alseusomia (2 species), Myrsine australis, Coprosma. Landform: ridge, slope: 10º , Geology: volcanic, Aspect: NW, Soil colour: pale brown.

Notes:

0.80m perennial herb. Evergreen perennial herb with linear leaves in a fan. Long panicle with bright purple berries.

Observed species:

Phyllocladus trichomanoides
Geniostoma
Alseuosmia
Myrsine australis
Coprosma

Specimen notes

Herbarium history:

New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank NZIFSB accession NZ 94

Herbarium history:

Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN) Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand MPN 47946

Permissions

Project permits

Project title:

Local Contexts - Allan Herbarium (CHR)

Reference:

CHR Collection - Local Contexts

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