following Simon, B.K. 2010: Austrobaileya 8: 187-221.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Pennisetum latifolium Spreng.
Determiner:
de Lange PJ
Identification date:
1991-06-13 (Verbatim: 13-JUN-1991)
Preferred name:
Cenchrus latifolius (Spreng.) Morrone
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
South Auckland, Hamilton Ecological District, Rototuna Road, opposite Sexton Road
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-37.7302 175.281
Verbatim locality:
South Auckland, Hamilton Ecological District, Rototuna Road, opposite Sexton Road.
Verbatim collector:
G.M. Crowcroft, P.J. de Lange
Standardised collector:
G. M. Crowcroft; Peter J. de Lange
Verbatim date:
14-APR-1991
Start date:
1991-04-14
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
South Auckland Land District
Ecological District:
Hamilton
Native lands:
Ngāti Hauā
Waikato
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
S14 113 833 (WGS84 -37.730154 175.281402)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
37°43.9´ S 175°16.9´ E (WGS84 -37.731667 175.281667)
Abundance:
Common
Altitudes:
from 30m
Habitat:
Roadside verge, for c. 10-20m of roadside, next to maize paddock.
A tall grass, often exceeding 1.5m in height. We know of it from the inner parts of Hamilton City and have never seen it before in the Waikato. See also CHR 473367, 473344, 473359. P.J. de Lange 816.