Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Cordyline rubra Otto & Dietr.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North, Island, Auckland Region, Rangitoto Island, on coastal track between Islington Bay Wharf and the Causeway
Field Collection Date
15 Sep 2014
Field Collection Notes
Abundance: suckering clump of 10-15 stems, no higher than 40cm. Associated taxa: Freesia refracta, Astelia banksii, Rhamnus alaternus, mapou, karamu.
An old house site long since demolished. It would have been originally planted, and now spreading vegetatively.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.77917, 174.89667
174.89667, 174.89667
Last Update
16 May 2017
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