Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Pleioblastus variegatus (Miq.) Makino
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, [South Island,] Westland Land District, South Westland, near Harihari, by Poerua Bridge
Field Collection Date
07 Jan 1998
Field Collection Notes
Driveway entrance, open site amongst grass. Rhizomatous, leptomorph bamboo. Culms to nearly a metre high, but many much less. Young culms not seen. Leaves mainly green but some with white streaks or bands; ligule very short; sheath apex with long bristles. A patch of about one square metre. Seemingly adventive. Sheets A-C. CHR duplicate. Ex Botany Division, D.S.I.R., New Zealand.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.15681, 170.50739 (± 1 km)
170.50739, 170.50739 (± 1 km)
Last Update
30 Nov 2023
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