Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Piper excelsum excelsum G.Forst.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
excelsum
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 Waterfall
Field Collection Date
21 Sep 2011
Field Collection Notes
Locally common. On serpentinite cliff face just west of waterfall. Plants growing in dense scrub developed under pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) trees. Associated with houpara (Pseudopanax aff. lessonii) and Pittosporum serpentinum. THis location was the only site where Macropiper was seen during the 2009-2011 survey of the ultramafic part of the North Cape area.
DUPLICATES TO: CHR, WELT
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-34.405, 173.03444
173.03444, 173.03444
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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