Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich.) Joy Thomps.
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Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island, North-west Nelson Ecological Region, Aorere Inlet, near Ferntown, second bridge north of Aorere River Bridge
Field Collection Date
11 Jan 2001
Field Collection Notes
Common along roadside within mixed Podocarpus totara, Metrosideros robusta and Dacrydium cupressinum forest. Also associated with sparse K. ericoides x K. "amathicola" hybrids - K. "amathicola" is common in nearby estuary. From this point south and west K. ericoides becomes the dominant and only Kunzea species present. This collection had flowers with 5 or 6 petals and numerous petalloid stamens.
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Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-40.67083, 172.65389
172.65389, 172.65389
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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