Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Thelymitra nervosa Colenso
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island,Taupo, summit of Mount Kakaramea
Field Collection Date
Jan 1905
Field Collection Notes
ISOLECTOTYPE of Thelymitra decora Cheeseman. Lectotype cited: Transactions R. Soc. NZ 79:394 (1951) and Moore & Edgar in Fl. N.Z. II: 128 (1970).
Collection spread over 3 sheets (AK3361, AK288828 as isolectotypes & AK288829 as lectotype).
Flowers dark blue, the two lateral petals obscurely spotted with brown. Very common on summit of Kakaramea - alt 4275ft.
Herbarium T F Cheeseman
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.96667, 175.68333 (Inf.)
175.68333, 175.68333 (Inf.)
Last Update
13 Jul 2020
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