Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Cordyline obtecta (Graham) Baker
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Te Paki Ecological Region and District, Te Paki, North Cape, North Cape Scientific Reserve, Pararaki Stream below confluence of western and eastern tributaries
Field Collection Date
22 Feb 2011
Field Collection Notes
One juvenile emergent from within a dense stand of Phyllocladus aff. trichomanoides fringing stream. Leaves yellow-green with a distinct glaucous bloom, midrib prominent, dark yellow. Cordyline australis, C. banksii and C. pumilio are common in the same catchment. A few other C. obtecta were noted both upstream anbd downstream of this site.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-34.40343, 173.03295 (± 50 m)
173.03295, 173.03295 (± 50 m)
Last Update
23 Sep 2020
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