CHR 670211 – Myoporum laetum G.Forst.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 670211
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
11 November 2021
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Myoporum laetum G.Forst.
Determiner:
H. Maule
Identification date:
2021-11-11 (Verbatim: 11 Nov 2021)
Preferred name:
Myoporum laetum G.Forst.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Scrophulariales
Family:
Myoporaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Conf.: P.B. Heenan, 1/11/2021
The coastal habitat causes the leaves to be more succulent, therefore the transparent dots in the leaves are less visible; the flowers are in the size range of M. laetum; hint of blackness around the leaf buds.
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Kaitorete Spit
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.826537 172.56254
Verbatim locality:
Kaitorete Spit
Verbatim collector:
Alice Shanks
Standardised collector:
Alice Shanks
Verbatim date:
6 Nov 2021
Start date:
2021-11-06
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Transverse Mercator:
1559982E 5145515N (WGS84 -43.842356 172.502168)
Habitat:
Back of dunes.
Notes:
Spreading bush 10 m x 2-4 m
iNaturalist observation: 100476686
External links
iNaturalist:
Assigned reference numbers
Plant Identification Number:
2021/0140
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
