CHR 653052 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 653052
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
15 September 2021
Database record updated:
15 September 2021
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:
Mayor Island / Tūhua
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-37.284214 176.254862
Verbatim locality:
Tuhua (Mayor Island), Bay of Plenty
Verbatim collector:
B. Christensen CNITAUBRC01, B. Angus, J. Heaphy, K. McCarthy
Standardised collector:
B. Christensen; B. Angus; J. Heaphy; K. McCarthy
Verbatim date:
23 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-23
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
South Auckland Land District
Ecological Region:
Northern Volcanic Plateau
Ecological District:
Tauranga
Altitudes:
from 0m to 200m
Habitat:
Assiciated species: Pohutukawa dominant canopy, occasional rewarewa, manuka. Sub-canopy, kawakawa.
Habitat modification: Habitat loss, water level, fire, pollution, invasive species. Large recent weather events, Cyclone Debbie and Donna affecting habitat with windfalls, dispersed and limited seedset. Land use: Protected for nature. Landform: Island.
Notes:
Plant height 2-20m+
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
MPN 50375
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