Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Gunnera tinctoria (Mol.) Mirb.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens, Manurewa, Hill Road, margin of upper lake, clump 6 x 3m, 6 plants/clump with multiple crowns
Field Collection Date
21 Oct 2002
Field Collection Notes
Cultivated; flowers spike present 86cm tall, the
central stalk half way up: 35mm across; anthers
exerted in upper third of spike. Scales with a pink
flush. Specimen: part of flower spike, scales, part
of leaf blade & slice of petiole: over 3 sheets (AK
25885-87)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.78333, 174.91667
174.91667, 174.91667
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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