Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Kunzea linearis (Kirk) de Lange & Toelken
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Te Arai Point Road, below Te Arai
Field Collection Date
03 Oct 2002
Field Collection Notes
Pure plant (cf. PdL 5534). Common on sand dunes and sandy soils, sympatric with K. aff. ericoides (K. "latifolia") which is locally present on the clay soils of the greywacke block of Te Arai itself. Bark tan, tessellated, sinuous, breaking in irregular strips. Capsules broadly turbinate/obconic, calyx lobes acute. This taxon is very common in sand country from Lake Spectacle north to Mangawhai where in the township there are extensive hybrid swarms.
DUPLICATE SENT TO: CHR
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.16667, 174.63333
174.63333, 174.63333
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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