Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Kaipara Ecological Region and District, South Head Road 8-9 km north of Parakai, south side of entrance to 'Glendale'
Field Collection Date
05 May 2000
Field Collection Notes
Some 15m long x 5m across, on roadside bank covered
with Pteridium and a few shrubs which the Ipomoea is
climbing. Flowers bright pink. Presumed planted and
now spreading
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.61667, 174.35
174.35, 174.35
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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