Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Database record added:
04 August 2021
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Determined name:
Gaultheria depressa D.A. Franklin
Preferred name:
Gaultheria depressa Hook.f.
Vernacular name:
Snowberry
Identification type:
Determination
Collection event type:
Field
Location:
East of Mangaehuehu hut (1.5km East), Rangataua Forest, Ohakune
Verbatim locality:
East of Mangaehuehu hut (1.5km East), Rangataua Forest, Ohakune
Verbatim collector:
J. Schnell JS077, L. Allison-Cooper, V. Kaul
Standardised collector:
J. Schnell; L. Allison-Cooper; V. Kaul
Verbatim date:
18 Feb 2016
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Ecological Region:
Tongariro
Ecological District:
Tongariro
Native lands:
Ngāti Rangi
Te Korowai o Wainuiārua (Central Whanganui)
Whanganui Iwi / Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
39.431196 S 175.5036540 E (WGS84 -39.431196 175.503654)
Topo 50 Map Grid:
BJ34 155 324 (WGS84 -39.431004 175.503796)
Habitat:
Beech Forest. Phyllocladus trichomanoides, Fuscospora cliffortoides, Coprosma sp. 'small leaves.' Anisotome aromatica, Podocarpus nivalis, Clubmoss, Podocarpus totara.
Notes:
Iwi/hapu: Ngati Rangi
Prostrate, creeping shrub. Leaves 5-10mm long, 4-6mm wide, thick, leathery, oval, with teeth. White, pink or red fleshy fruit, sweet tasting.
Observed species:
Phyllocladus trichomanoides
Fuscospora cliffortioides
Coprosma sp.
Anisotome aromatica
Podocarpus nivalis
Podocarpus totara
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank
NZIFSB accession NZ212
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN)
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
MPN 24684