CHR 653063 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 653063
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
03 November 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:
Pohutukawa, New Zealand Christmas tree.
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Part of a larger population. Mature seed just bursting - seed abundant. 2 collections at Parua Bay.
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Parua Bay, Northland
Verbatim locality:
Parua Bay, Northland
Verbatim collector:
A.J. Beauchamp 9050WHGAJT7256, A.J. Townsend
Standardised collector:
A. J. Beauchamp; A. J. Townsend
Verbatim date:
5 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-05
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Ecological Region:
Eastern Northland
Ecological District:
Eastern Northland & Is
Native lands:
Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
35.02015999 S 173.9013799 E (WGS84 -35.02016 173.90138)
Topo 50 Map Grid: AV28 822 244 (WGS84 -35.019704 173.90101)
Topo 50 Map Grid: AV28 822 244 (WGS84 -35.019704 173.90101)
Habitat:
Coastal margin - terrace, MET. perforata, Astelia, Gahnia and normal coast vegetation.
Notes:
Iwi/hapu: Ngatiwai
Old tree, more than 200 years up to 10m tall
Observed species:
M. perforata
Astelia
Gahnia
Astelia
Gahnia
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank
NZIFSB accession NZ403
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN)
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
MPN 51075
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