Systematics Collections Data

CHR 653179 – Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. var. scoparium

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 653179
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
12 January 2022
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. var. scoparium
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. var. scoparium
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Myrtaceae
Vernacular name:
Tea tree, manuka, kahikatoa
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Collected over two week period
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Puarenga stream to Sulphur Bay, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Verbatim locality:
Puarenga stream to Sulphur Bay, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Verbatim collector:
P.T. Carson CNIROTPTC02
Standardised collector:
P. T. Carson
Verbatim date:
21 May 2017
Start date:
2017-05-21
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
South Auckland Land District
Ecological Region:
Northern Volcanic Plateau
Ecological District:
Rotorua
Native lands:
Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Raukawa
Te Ure o Uenukukōpako / Ngāti Whakaue
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  38.16082999 S 176.2591700 E  (WGS84 -38.16083 176.25917)
Topo 50 Map Grid:   BE37 856 713  (WGS84 -38.160981 176.259668)
Altitudes:
from 320m
Habitat:
Geothermal scrub. Associated species: Leptospermum, Kunzea tenuicaulis, Leucopogon sp. Habitat modification: Fringe of urban area, heated ground, previous fires. Landform: Flat terrace streamside or geothermal flats. Geology: Geothermal, Rotorua geothermal field. Soil colour and texture: Sandy loam, clay loam, silt. Brown silt to white clay. Slope: Flat. Puarenga stream has a small fringe of native vegetation: merges into Sulphur Bay with wider expanses of flat geothermal scrub.
Notes:
Plant height 3m
Observed species:
Leptospermum
Kunzea tenuicaulis
Leucopogon sp.
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank NZIFSB accession NZ343
Herbarium history:
Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium (MPN) Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand MPN 50582
Permissions
Project permits
Project title:
Local Contexts - Allan Herbarium (CHR)
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
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