Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Type
Scientific Name
Beilschmiedia tawa (A.Cunn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kirk
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand
Field Collection Date
1769-1770
Field Collection Notes
ISOLECTOTYPE of Laurus tawa A. Cunn., cited by A E Wright in N.Z. J. Bot. 22:115 (1984). Lectotype in K [BM990142]. Original det.: "Beilschmiedia tawa (A.Cunn.) Benth. et Hook.f. ex Kirk". Nom. rev. of Beilschmiedia tawa (A.Cunn.) Benth. et Hook.f. ex Kirk, March 1993.
Two annotations by A E Wright, 14 Jan 1982: "Isolectotype of Laurus tawa A.Cunn."; "Isotype of Laurus salicifolia D.C.Sol. inedit".
[Ex BM]
Field Collector
Last Update
16 Mar 2019
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