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, Aupouri Ecological Region and District, Karikari Peninsula, Maitai Bay, S end of Ohungahunga Bay
Field Collection Date
20 Jan 2006
Field Collection Notes
Locally common in scrubby area along the N side of the divide between the 2 bays. Amongst kikuyu, Paspalum dilatatum, Plantago lanceolatum & Cape honey flower; & climbing the occasional low bush of pohutukawa & Kunzea (2-3m tall). Flowers mauve
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-34.83056, 173.41
173.41, 173.41
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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