Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Database record added:
02 February 2022
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Determined name:
Lophomyrtus obcordata (Raoul) Burret
Preferred name:
Lophomyrtus obcordata (Raoul) Burret
Vernacular name:
New Zealand myrtle, rohutu
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Some Lophomyrtus bullata x L. obcordata hybrids present, avoided collecting from.
Collection event type:
Field
Location:
Brown Creek Scenic Reserve, Rai Valley, Marlborough
Verbatim locality:
Brown Creek Scenic Reserve, Rai Valley, Marlborough
Verbatim collector:
R. Gaskell 9070MOTRG23
Standardised collector:
R. Gaskell
Verbatim date:
27 June 2017
Land District:
Marlborough Land District
Ecological Region:
Richmond
Ecological District:
Pelorus
Native lands:
Ngāti Kōata
Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
41.20987000 S 173.5808399 E (WGS84 -41.20987 173.58084)
Topo 50 Map Grid:
BQ27 487 378 (WGS84 -41.209701 173.580905)
Habitat:
Associated species: Podocarpus laetus, Fuscospora solandri, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Aristotelia serrata, Pittosporum tenuifolium, Pittosporum eugenoides, Pseudopanax arboreus, Pseudopanax crassifolius, Schefflera digitata, Astelia fragrans, Dacrydium cupressinum, Raukaua anomalus, Streblus heterophyllus.
Land use: Scenic Reserve. Landform: Flood plain. Geology: Greywacke. Soil colour and texture: Sandy loam, loam, silt. Slope: Flat
Notes:
Iwi/hapu: Ngati Kuia, Te Atiawa, Ngati Rarua, Ngati Loata, Rangitane
Plant height 5m
Observed species:
Podocarpus laetus
Fuscospora solandri
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Aristotelia serrata
Pittosporum tenuifolium
Pittosporum eugenioides
Pseudopanax arboreus
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Schefflera digitata
Astelia fragrans
Dacrydium cupressinum
Raukaua anomalus
Streblus heterophyllus
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank
NZIFSB accession
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN)
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
MPN 50555