Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Nelson Land District, Collingwood, outhern side of Knuckle Hill
Field Collection Date
28 Mar 1999
Field Collection Notes
Closed evergreen low Dacrydium cupressinum - Phyllocladus trichomanoides - Ghania ercta swamp forest, on brown humus-rich sandy loam. S facing, light shade. Slope 5 - 10. Small tree 3 m tall. Branches form an open candelabra. Bottom branches on ground with roots. Bark light brown with parallel fissures. Leaves bromelioid, light green. Young leaves pink. Common.
Duplicate of CHR 541950, received May 2005
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-40.63722, 172.56306
172.56306, 172.56306
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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