Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Acnistus ? arborescens (L.) Schltdl.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Epsom, Mountain Road, Government House gardens, boundary planting near Savannah Road gate
Field Collection Date
27 Mar 1992
Field Collection Notes
Several 6 m high soft woody shrubs. Cultivated.
Bark pale, corky, deeply longitudinally furrowed.
Fruit ripening from green through yellow to orange.
Flowers bell-shaped, 6 mm long, cream with green
reflexed tips. Anthers five exserted. Flowers and
fruit on soft woody stems c. 30-50 cm below leaves.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.88333, 174.76667
174.76667, 174.76667
Qualifier
sp. ?
Last Update
04 Dec 2017
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