Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Dracophyllum ophioliticum S.Venter
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Takaka, Kahurangi National Park - Takaka Valley, Camp Creek near Asbestos Cottage
Field Collection Date
03 Mar 2000
Field Collection Notes
Shrub 50cm tallwith prostrate branches on ground up to 2m long. Bark grey, finely fissured. Leaves spreading, glaucous to light green. Flowers white, scented. Locally common. Soil: greybrown clay loam. Aspect: East. Slope: 5 -30. Lithology: Serpentine with asbestos veins. Habitat: closed semi-deciduous low Leptospermum scoparium - Hebe albicans - Dianella nigra woodland. Ex CHR (CHR541973), received May 2005. specimen over 2 sheets (AK290489, 290491)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-41.13333, 174.7
174.7, 174.7
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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