Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Colobanthus brevisepalus Kirk
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
[New Zealand, South Island,] Awatere, Mount Mowatt [Mowat's Lookout = Mt Lookout]
Field Collection Notes
SYNTYPE of Colobanthus brevisepalus Kirk, Trans. Proc. N.Z. Inst. 27:357 (1895). Original det.: Colobanthus benthamianus Fenzl. var. ar[?]. Annotation by B V Seddon, 16 Feb 2000: "Very doubtful C. brevisepalus. Left hand mounted piece is closer to C. acicularis & the rest of the pieces look more like C. buchananii". Determination confirmed by M E Timana, 2005: "ALL Colobanthus brevisepalus".
Herbarium T F Cheeseman
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-42.01306, 173.49028 (± 1 km)
173.49028, 173.49028 (± 1 km)
Last Update
02 Sep 2021
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