CHR 653117 – Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 653117
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
11 May 2022
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm.
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Myrtaceae
Vernacular name:
White rata
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Fruiting only higher up on stem in canopy. Windfall making collection possible.
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Ashurst Domain, Ashurst, Wanganui-Manawatu
Verbatim locality:
Ashurst Domain, Ashurst, Wanganui-Manawatu
Verbatim collector:
V.J. McGlynn 9065MANVMcG001, DOC; N.S. Lightbourne, DOC
Standardised collector:
V. J. McGlynn; N. S. Lightbourne
Verbatim date:
16 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-16
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Ecological Region:
Manawatu
Ecological District:
Manawatu Plains
Native lands:
Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Rangitāne
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
40.30384999 S 175.7589700 E (WGS84 -40.30385 175.75897)
Topo 50 Map Grid: BM35 345 349 (WGS84 -40.303515 175.759275)
Topo 50 Map Grid: BM35 345 349 (WGS84 -40.303515 175.759275)
Altitudes:
from 54m
Habitat:
Farmed by river and being encroached on by river, storm damage. Lowland forest, swamp forest and podocarp.
Associated species: Laurelia novae-zealandia, Syzygium maire, Podocarpus totara var. totara, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Piper excelsum subsp. excelsum, Melicytus ramiflorus.
Habitat modification: Cutting into terrace by river, drainage altered, Tradescantia fluminensis invading.
Land use: Camping ground, walking tracks through bush. Landform: Flood plain river terrace, terrace riser, upper terrace. Geology: Alluvial. Soil colour and texture: Sandy loam. Aspect: E. Slope: Steep, flat.
Notes:
Plant height 6-10m.
Observed species:
Laurelia novae-zelandiae
Syzygium maire
Podocarpus totara var. totara
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Piper excelsum subsp. excelsum
Melicytus ramiflorus
Tradescantia fluminensis
Syzygium maire
Podocarpus totara var. totara
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Piper excelsum subsp. excelsum
Melicytus ramiflorus
Tradescantia fluminensis
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 50699
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