CHR 653095 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 653095
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
24 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:
New Zealand Christmas tree, pohutukawa
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Anaura Bay Campsite, Gisborne
Verbatim locality:
Anaura Bay Campsite, Gisborne
Verbatim collector:
J.W. Waikari EC2002, G. Atkins
Standardised collector:
J. W. Waikari; G. Atkins
Verbatim date:
15 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-15
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Gisborne Land District
Ecological Region:
East Cape
Ecological District:
Waiapu
Native lands:
Ngāti Porou
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
38.23378999 S 178.3084200 E (WGS84 -38.23379 178.30842)
Topo 50 Map Grid: BF44 647 549 (WGS84 -38.233805 178.307987)
Topo 50 Map Grid: BF44 647 549 (WGS84 -38.233805 178.307987)
Altitudes:
from 1m
Habitat:
Lone tree within grassed camping area, likely planted. Habitat modification: Livestock grazed over winter. Land use: Campsite. Landform: Flat. Geology: Floodplain - coastal zone. Soil colour and texture: Sandy. Aspect: Open to E. Slope: Flat.
Notes:
Plant height 10m. Large healthy tree with smaller leaves than EC2001
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank
NZIFSB accession NZ398
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN)
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
MPN 50775
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