Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Chorisia speciosa Kunth
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Tamaki Ecological District, Auckland Domain, by duck pond
Field Collection Date
26 May 1994
Field Collection Notes
Cultivated tree c.9 m tall, lower trunk spiny. Wide
open flowers on ground & upper branches, c.12 cm
across; inside of petals red-purple & white with
dark streaks on lower half. "Planted in 1953 by Jim
Say, never sets seed" C C Bradshaw pers. comm. Aug
2002
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.85944, 174.77311 (± 50 m)
174.77311, 174.77311 (± 50 m)
Last Update
22 Mar 2022
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