Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Gentianella astonii arduana (Kirk) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
arduana
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
[New Zealand, South Island], Benmore
Field Collection Date
Apr 1915
Field Collection Notes
Original det.: "Gentiana astoni. Open hillside variety". Label in Carse's hand gives date as: 15 April 1915. Annotation by D Glenny 5 April 2001: "Leaves 12.5mm long, 1.8 - 1.9mm wide. This fits the Chalk Range subspecies, not the Ure River subspecies with leaves 15.8 - 32mm long and (1.4 -) 1.5 - 2.8mm wide'.
Ex Herbarium B C Aston.
Ex Herbarium L Cockayne presented 1930
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
Last Update
02 Nov 2023
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