Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Raoulia eximia Hook.f.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury, Mount Torlesse, south-west face
Field Collection Date
05 Jan 1931
Field Collection Notes
[Collected to exhibit in the Auckland Museum, fresh weight 61 kg, carried down in a stretcher, it remained on display for 65 years - see poem by Arnald Wall: "How they brought the good sheep from Torlesse to Christchurch" The Press, 7 Feb 1931].
[Outsized specimen]
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.2605, 171.81339 (± 300 m)
171.81339, 171.81339 (± 300 m)
Last Update
05 Feb 2024
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