Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Erica caffra L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Piako Co., Kaimai Range, 3 km north-east of Shaftesbury, Tuahu Lake
.
Field Collection Date
16 Sep 1989
Field Collection Notes
Occasional shrubs to 1.5 m in pine forests around
margins of lake; also in wetlands on edge of lake.
Flowers white; leaves bright green above; glaucous
below. DUPLICATE SENT TO: AKU, NZFRI, WAIK, WELT
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.6, 175.81667
175.81667, 175.81667
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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