Plant taken as a wildling 40 years ago from Parau Bay area, Whangarei by W. Reynolds. Growing in grounds, Church of England. Specimen flowering. See attached letter.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Parua Bay, Whangarei
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-35.767 174.46
Verbatim locality:
Parau [Parua] Bay, Whangarei
Verbatim collector:
W. Reynolds
Standardised collector:
W. Reynolds
Verbatim date:
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
These both [CHR 171749 & 159089] appear to be Metrosideros kermadecensis. I would doubt that [CHR] 171749 was growing naturally at Whangarei. M. Kermadensis is widely cultivated as the Kermadecs were the home of a New Zealand family last centuary the species could well have been brought into New Zealand and cultivated at an early date.
John Larsson. 2.2.[19]67