Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Dahlia apiculata (Sherff) Sorensen
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Tamaki Ecological District, Massey, 488 c Don Buck Road
Field Collection Date
29 Apr 1998
Field Collection Notes
Cultivated. Accession HJ7343 grown from wild
collected seed "Puebla State. c.25-27 km from
Tehuacan on road to Esperanza; rocky humid slope;
Alt 2250 m; 9 October 1991; stem to 1.2 m, woody;
leaves very small; flowers pale violet; growing with
D. coccinea (HJ 7342). In cultivation ray
florets have distinct pale yellow bases forming a
halo round the disc florets
Specimen over 2 sheets AK 236145 & 236146
DUPLICATE SENT TO: CHR, MSC
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.83333, 174.6
174.6, 174.6
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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