Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Chiloscyphus cuspidatus (Nees) J.J.Engel & R.M.Schust.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Region, Awhitu District, Awhitu Peninsula, Manakau Harbour, Grahams Beach
Field Collection Date
20 Oct 2012
Field Collection Notes
On soft south facing sandstone/clay cliff at north end of
Grahams Beach, along farm track to plateau. Shaded
by Pinus radiata, Metrosideros excelsa, Cyathea
dealbata (of various sizes), Coprosma macrocarpa and Melicytus ramiflorus. A small form of this species. Underleaf bifid, lobes widely divergent, narrow with small extra laterals. Oilbodies granular ovoid with a fold at centre, 4-6/cell 6x15 to 9x19 um. With numerous perianths.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.05686, 174.66428
174.66428, 174.66428
Last Update
22 May 2023 15:44
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