Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Alectryon excelsus excelsus Gaertn.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
excelsus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Banks Ecological Region, Herbert Ecological District, Kaituna Valley Scenic Reserve
Field Collection Date
26 Dec 1996
Field Collection Notes
Abundant, forming pure canopy of mature trees on
river flat (best stand in Canterbury), with
occasional emergent matai and kahikatea; understorey
of ›4Coprosma crassifolia, Melicytus simplex,
Streblus heterophylla, Fuchsia excorticata,
Parsonsia, Plagianthus regius›5 & ›4P.
angustifolia›5 (planted?). ›4Clematis vitalba›5
locally common on forest margin
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.75, 172.68333
172.68333, 172.68333
Last Update
21 Nov 2016
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