Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Type
Scientific Name
Acaena profundeincisa (Bitter) B.H.Macmill.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
[New Zealand, South Island], Mt Torlesse, Staircase Spur
Field Collection Date
30 Dec 1901
Field Collection Notes
ISOTYPE of Acaena sanguisorbae subsp. profundeincisa
var. diminuta Bitter. Holotype is in UPS, cited in Rep. Spec. Nov. Regn. Veg. 10: 496 (1912). Original det.: "Acaena adscendens Vahl. Alt. 1000. 628. Dupl.". The collector (Speer) and date (30 Nov 1901) on the AK label conflict with the type description quoted in the supplementary note by B H macmillan, 24 Jan 1979: "Holotype at Uppsala "Fell-field east face of Mt Torlesse Range, alt 1000m. L Cockayne no.628, 30 December 1902".
Ex Herbarium L Cockayne
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.25, 171.91667
171.91667, 171.91667
Last Update
07 Apr 2022
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