Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Manawatu Ecological Region, Manawatu Plains Ecological District, Wanganui, Westmere, Rapanui Road, Bason Botanic Gardens
Field Collection Date
17 Jun 2007
Field Collection Notes
Seedlings on trunk of cultivated Phoenix canariensis with 4m trunk. 3 Ficus seedlings present. Some 5 cultivated adult fruiting F. macrophyllus trees on flat terrace on the vicinity of this palm. This is the furthest that Ficus seedlings were seen from potential parent tree (50m distant). Three collections from different host palms, see AK299744-46
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-39.88556, 174.95056
174.95056, 174.95056
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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