Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Alseuosmia macrophylla A.Cunn.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Tamaki Ecological District, Auckland, Epsom, 12 Brightside Avenue
Field Collection Date
19 Apr 1999
Field Collection Notes
Cultivated; cutting in vase (tap water only) since
20 July 1994 ex Oratia Native Plant Nursery
(probably ex Waitakeres) - now beginning to die
back. One false, reddish fruit present. Soon after
putting cutting in vase it produced 3 flowers; in
August 1995 produced 3 flowers; 1996 4 flowers; 1997
and 1998 it didn't flower, but in 1998 it grew a new
shoot c.25 cm long (see specimen)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.88333, 174.76667
174.76667, 174.76667
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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