Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Melicytus aff. obovatus (Kirk) Garn.-Jones
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, Richmond Ecological Region, Para Ecological District, Wairau, Cloudy Bay, Rarangi Rocks
Field Collection Date
22 Jan 2001
Field Collection Notes
Specimens severely drought stressed, and possibly
dying, most covered in black smut - which heavily
infests overlying Olearia paniculata canopy. Five
plants growing on hard rock under scrub above sea.
Associated with Olearia paniculata, Griselinia
lucida, Melicytus crassifolius.
DUPLICATE SENT TO: CHR
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-41.4, 174.05
174.05, 174.05
Qualifier
sp. aff.
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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