Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Pittosporum rangitahua E.K.Cameron & Sykes
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Kermadec Ecological Region and District, Raoul Island, Hutchison Bluff Track by Hebe breviracemosa
Field Collection Date
25 Nov 1994
Field Collection Notes
HOLOTYPE OF: Pittosporum rangitahua E.K.Cameron & Sykes, cited Bulletin of Auckland Museum 20: 254 (2015).
Locally abundant, several hundred plants, exposed clifftops. Trees up to 7 m tall. Secondary leaf veins obvious; leaves crowded towards branch tips; capsules 2(3) valved; capsules open widely on tree, seeds black; seed collected for cultivation
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-29.25, -177.96667
-177.96667, -177.96667
Last Update
26 Apr 2022
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