Specimen Details

CHR 653062 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.

Data provider:

Allan Herbarium

Barcode:

CHR 653062

Specimen type:

Sheet

Database record added:

27 October 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 Christmas tree, pohutukawa

Identification type:

Determination

Collection events

Primary collection event

Collection event type:

Field

Standard locality

Location:

Piha, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland

Verbatim locality:

Piha, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland

Verbatim collector:

M.J. Rixon NNIMRSC001, S. Cook

Standardised collector:

M. J. Rixon; S. Cook

Verbatim date:

18 May 2017

Start date:

2017-05-18

Country:

New Zealand

Land District:

North Auckland Land District

Ecological Region:

Auckland

Ecological District:

Waitakere

Native lands:

Ngāti Tamaoho

Ngāti Whātua

Te Ākitai Waiohua

Te Kawerau a Maki

Georeferences:

Latitude and Longitude (WGS84): 36.93451000 S 174.45828 E (WGS84 -36.93451 174.45828)
Topo 50 Map Grid: BA30 299 114 (WGS84 -36.934491 174.45865)

Habitat:

Coastal exposed cliff, dominated by Metrosideros excelsa. Associated species: Pseudopanax lessonii, Phormium tenax, Pittosporum crassifolium, Piper excelsum. Land use: Regional Park. Landform: Steep coastal cliff. Geology: Basalt. Aspect: W. Slope: Cliff.

Notes:

Mature tall trees growing on side of cliff. Plant height 28m.

Observed species:

Pseudopanax lessonii
Phormium tenax
Pittosporum crassifolium
Piper excelsum

Specimen notes

Herbarium history:

New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank NZIFSB accession NZ453

Herbarium history:

Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN) Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand MPN 50856

Permissions

Project permits

Project title:

Local Contexts - Allan Herbarium (CHR)

Reference:

CHR Collection - Local Contexts

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