Systematics Collections Data

CHR 649873 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 649873
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
04 August 2021
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:
New Zealand Christmass tree, pohutukawa
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Back Dunes area, from McEwens Bay up to the cliffs along walkway, Moutihora Island (Whale Island), Bay of Plenty
Verbatim locality:
Back Dunes area, from McEwens Bay up to the cliffs along walkway, Moutihora Island (Whale Island), Bay of Plenty
Verbatim collector:
J. Bond CNIWHAJBPC02, P. Cashmore
Standardised collector:
J. Bond; P. Cashmore
Verbatim date:
15 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-15
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
South Auckland Land District
Ecological Region:
Whakatane
Ecological District:
Te Teko
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  37.85721999 S 176.9822200 E  (WGS84 -37.85722 176.98222)
Topo 50 Map Grid:   BD40 488 029  (WGS84 -37.854647 176.964187)
Altitudes:
from 20m to 40m
Habitat:
Associated species: Pohutukawa forest with Cordyline australis, Melicytus ramiflorus, Geniostoma ligustrifolium. Land Use: Regenerating dune land. Landform: Dunes. Geology: Volcanic Island. Soil: Sandy. Aspect: SE, undulating slope.
Notes:
Plant height 5m
Observed species:
Cordyline australis
Melicytus ramiflorus
Geniostoma ligustrifolium
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank NZIFSB accession
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN) Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand MPNDame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN) Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand MPN50357
Permissions
Project permits
Project title:
Local Contexts - Allan Herbarium (CHR)
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
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