Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
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Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, King Country Ecological Region, Waitomo Ecological District, c.5km NW of Otorohanga, end of Owaikura Road, gully above Owaikura Stream, Neelye property
Field Collection Date
18 Aug 2007
Field Collection Notes
Tree c.8m tall, but only the lower half alive, in gully bottom with other trees surrounded by grazed pasture. Row of trees (now fenced off): Litsea calicaris (x3, 16m tall), pukatea (x2), Syzygium australe (x2), pigeonwood (x1), mahoe, with Cyathea medullaris, Dicksonia squarrosa, supplejack, Carex virgata, Deparia petersenii (abundant), Berberis glaucocarpa & inkweed. Tawa common in forest patch below this one. Flower buds present
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.15028, 175.1675
175.1675, 175.1675
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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