Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Database record added:
23 February 2022
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Determined name:
Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn.
Preferred name:
Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn.
Vernacular name:
Rata, akatawhiwhi
Identification type:
Determination
Collection event type:
Field
Location:
Tennyson inlet, Pelorus Sound, Marlborough
Verbatim locality:
Tennyson inlet, Pelorus Sound, Marlborough
Verbatim collector:
R. Gaskell 9070MOTRG21, S. Wotherspoon
Standardised collector:
R. Gaskell; S. Wotherspoon
Verbatim date:
5 July 2017
Land District:
Marlborough Land District
Ecological Region:
Sounds-Wellington
Ecological District:
Sounds
Native lands:
Ngāti Kōata
Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
41.13347000 S 173.7300799 E (WGS84 -41.13347 173.73008)
Topo 50 Map Grid:
BP28 613 462 (WGS84 -41.133184 173.730349)
Habitat:
Associated species: Cyathea dealbata, C. medularis, Fuscospora truncata, F. solandri, Coprosma grandifolia, C. rhamnoides, Rhopalostylis sapida, Freycinetia banksii, Gahnia procera.
Land use: Tenysson Inlet Scenic Reserve. Landform: Hillslopes, Colluvial slope/shoreline. Geology: Greywacke. Soil colour and texture: Clay. Aspect: NW, N. Slope: Steep.
Notes:
Iwi/hapu: Ngati Kuia, Ngati Rarua, Ngati Koata, Rangitane, Te Atiawa
Plant height 3-7m
Observed species:
Cyathea dealbata
Cyathea medullaris
Fuscospora truncata
Fuscospora solandri
Coprosma grandifolia
Coprosma robusta
Coprosma rhamnoides
Rhopalostylis sapida
Freycinetia banksii
Gahnia procera
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank
NZIFSB accession
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN)
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
MPN 50559