Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Dawsonia superba Grev.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Chathams Ecological Region and District, Rekohu (Chatham Island), Southern Tablelands, Tuku-a-Tamatea Nature Reserve
Field Collection Date
13 Sep 2007
Field Collection Notes
Uncommon - a small, diffuse patch of plants growing in deep Tarahinau (Dracophyllum arboreum) leaf litter overlying sodden peat. Oddly enough not seen anywhere else on the island, and apparently not previously recorded.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-44.05, -176.6
-176.6, -176.6
Last Update
24 May 2017
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