CHR 653147 – Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 653147
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
16 February 2022
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn.
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Myrtaceae
Vernacular name:
Rata, akatawhiwhi
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Seeds collected from 11 individual plants growing in relatively close proximity.
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
West-facing slope on left of Tirikakawa Stream, Tirikakawa Stream Valley, John Drew Memorial Track, Hauturu Little Barrier Island, Auckland Region
Verbatim locality:
West-facing slope on left of Tirikakawa Stream, Tirikakawa Stream Valley, John Drew Memorial Track, Hauturu Little Barrier Island, Auckland Region
Verbatim collector:
L.J. Joyce METful_01_LBI, R.F. Walle
Standardised collector:
L. J. Joyce; R. F. Walle
Verbatim date:
13 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-13
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Ecological Region:
Coromandel
Ecological District:
Little Barrier
Native lands:
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
Ngāti Manuhiri
Ngāti Maru (Hauraki)
Ngāti Rehua
Ngāti Tamaterā
Ngāti Whanaunga
Ngātiwai
Te Kawerau a Maki
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
36.21985200 S 175.069425 E (WGS84 -36.219852 175.069425)
Topo 50 Map Grid: AY33 860 897 (WGS84 -36.219673 175.06936)
Topo 50 Map Grid: AY33 860 897 (WGS84 -36.219673 175.06936)
Altitudes:
from 40m to 63m
Habitat:
Valley slope on T. left of stream, above stream-bed. Canopy species include Kanuka, Kauri, Kohekohe, Rewarewa, Nothofagus truncata, with Ponga and Nikau in lower canopy and understorey.
Habitat modification: Regenerating forest, logged, burnt and farmed in 1880s and 1890s. Land use: Nature Reserve (est. 1896). Landform: Island. Geology: Volcanic. Soil colour and texture: Organic, Clay Loam, Aspect: W., SW. Slope: 20-25 degree slope. M. fulgens growing on ponga (tree fern) trunks and fallen trees / branches in an area of open canopy on sunny, west-facing slope.
Notes:
Vine growing on tree trunks, fallen branches and ponga. Large oval leaves, reddish flowers and large seed capsules.
Observed species:
Nothofagus truncata
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank
NZIFSB accession NZ525
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN)
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
MPN 51083
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