Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Achyranthes velutina Hook. & Arn.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands, Macauley Island, Access Gully, open scoria bank near head of gully
Field Collection Date
14 Sep 2016
Field Collection Notes
Healthy colony 1.5 x 1.5m, 0.7m high. Abundantly flowering and fruiting, infloresences reddish-magenta. Somewhat prickly.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-30.22961, -178.42431 (± 10 m)
-178.42431, -178.42431 (± 10 m)
Last Update
29 Sep 2017
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