Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand
Field Collection Date
1769-1770
Field Collection Notes
SYNTYPE of Metrosideros myrtifolia Sol. ex Gaertn., Fruct. 1:172 (1788). Two BM labels. First label: "Cook's first Voyage 1768-1771. Metrosideros diffusa Sm.". Second label: "Cook's first Voyage 1768-1771. Type collection. Metrosideros myrtifolia Sol. ex Gaertn. Syn. M. diffusa (Forster f.) W.R.B.Oliver. 1769-1770".
BM
Field Collector
Last Update
03 Sep 2020
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