Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Bowkeria gerrardiana Harv. ex Hiern.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, [North Island], Eastwoodhill Arboretum, Gisborne Land District
Field Collection Date
16 Jan 1995
Field Collection Notes
Multi-trunked, multi-branched 7-8 m tall tree. Bark rough and peeling in small chunks. Many branchlets defoliated. Many divaricating, twiggy branchlets. Leaves mid-green, darker on top with hairy mid-rib below. Flowers waxy, shiny, sticky white, very sweet-scented, in clusters of 2 or 3. Habitat: midway down slope, just below track. Aspect: S.W facing, sheltered by large trees. Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum Sep 2018
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56119, 177.71928 (± 500 m)
177.71928, 177.71928 (± 500 m)
Last Update
09 Oct 2023
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