Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Furcraea parmentieri (Roezl ex Ortgies) García-Mendoza
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Family
Genus
Species
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Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland City, Mt Eden, 43 Elizabeth Street
Field Collection Date
02 Nov 2006
Field Collection Notes
One of 2 cultivated plants on either side of steps to house; trunk 1.5m tall, including flower spike: 6m tall. Leaves glaucous & rough underneath (like sandpaper), margin slightly rough (no spines), leaves spine-tipped. Leaves now pointing down (erect before flowering). Flowers cream, greenish on outside, 45mm across, faint sweet scent, flowering branches hanging down. Evidently started flowering 4-5 weeks ago
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.88333, 174.68972
174.68972, 174.68972
Last Update
20 Nov 2018
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