Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Melicytus crassifolius M. aff. obovatus (Hook.f.) Garn.-Jones
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
M. aff. obovatus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Cultivated ex North Island, SoundsWellington Ecological Region, Wellington Ecological District, Wellington Harbour, Somes (Matiu) Island
Field Collection Date
14 Feb 1998
Field Collection Notes
3 hybrid seedlings which arose from seed gathered
from a single ›4M. ›5aff.›4 obovatus›5 plant growing
amongst ›4M. crassifolius›5 on Somes. Chromosome
voucher - all 3 plants have 2n=48 (*B G Murray pers.
comm.)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-41.26667, 174.86667
174.86667, 174.86667
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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