Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Cordyline congesta (Sweet) Steud.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland City, Royal Oak, 17 Ambury Avenue, on Cordyline fence (W boundary)
Field Collection Date
08 May 2010
Field Collection Notes
Cultivated c.2.5m tall, stem unbranched; infructescence erect 113cm tall with a base of 15cm across; black fruit 4-5mm x 4-5mm across.
Ex seed collected at Eastwoodhill Arboretum near Douglas Cook Centre, 13 Oct 1999; 22 seeds to 4mm long; fruit appeared black but dried up. (= REB9986).
Collection over 2 sheets (AK312899-900).
Part of RE Beever's Cordyline collection
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.91, 174.7725
174.7725, 174.7725
Last Update
07 Sep 2020
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