Systematics Collections Data

CHR 653166 – Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 653166
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
02 February 2022
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:
Maukaitia Track, Muriwai, Auckland
Verbatim locality:
Maukaitia Track, Muriwai, Auckland
Verbatim collector:
L.B. Simmons NNIJCLS2, J. Collings
Standardised collector:
L. B. Simmons; J. Collings
Verbatim date:
15 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-15
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Ecological Region:
Kaipara
Ecological District:
Kaipara
Native lands:
Ngāti Whātua
Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara
Te Ākitai Waiohua
Te Kawerau a Maki
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  38.83008000 S 174.4286899 E  (WGS84 -38.83008 174.42869)
Topo 50 Map Grid:   BA30 274 230  (WGS84 -36.830296 174.428636)
Habitat:
Coastal dune forest. Associated species: Metrosideros excelsa, Corynocarpus laevigatus, Pittosporum crassifolium, Pseudopanax lessonii, Piper excelsum subsp. excelsum, Phormium tenax, Muehlenbeckia complexa. Land use: park land. Landform: Sand dunes. Geology: Sand. Soil colour and texture: Sandy. Steep, undulating.
Notes:
Plant height<20m
Observed species:
Metrosideros excelsa
Corynocarpus laevigatus
Pittosporum crassifolium
Pseudopanax lessonii
Piper excelsum subsp. excelsum
Phormium tenax
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank NZIFSB accession NZ328
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN) Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand MPN 50593
Permissions
Project permits
Project title:
Local Contexts - Allan Herbarium (CHR)
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
Biocultural (BC) Notice