Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Ficus macrophylla columnaris Desf. ex Pers.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
columnaris
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Wanganui, Fordell, Denlair Rd, "Paloma Gardens" (>5 ha)
Field Collection Date
16 Mar 2009
Field Collection Notes
Planted specimen. In floor of south-facing valley beside small stream in extensive garden. In open, tree c.xxm tall. Figs present, leaf blabes to 17.5cm ling x 10.5cm across.
"7 figs beyond female phase but unpollinated; 2 figs developing (but not as advanced as 1 above) and each contained the body of a single pollinator Pleistodontes froggatti. There can’t have been many pollinators around at the time that most of these figs were receptive." John Early
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-39.93972, 175.23056
175.23056, 175.23056
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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