Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching
Classification
Family
Genus
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Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Rodney Ecological District, Orewa, by SH1 (E side) & Orewa River (N side), by esplanade path
Field Collection Date
07 Nov 2004
Field Collection Notes
2 small, rather unhealthy plants on bare Canary Id phoenix palm trunk, c.1m (N side) & 1.5m (E side, see photos) up from the ground. Bare trunk 1.5m tall (below leaves). Pohutukawa seedlings common; planted pohutukawa closeby. Possibly palm moved to this site with the fern attached? First spotted here by Doug Shaw, Sept 2004
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.59847, 174.6999
174.6999, 174.6999
Last Update
03 Apr 2022
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