Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Aloe arborescens Mill.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Wellington, Lower Hutt, between Seaview and Point Howard
Field Collection Date
07 Aug 2006
Field Collection Notes
Several large patches on steep hillside, near end of flowering. There are 4-5 large patches, each covering many square metres, on the hillside above a 300m stretch of road. Most of the patches are 50-60m above the road on the steepest faces, but the patch from which I collected specimens was 3-20m above the road. There are houses along the top of the cliffs, and Aloe is grown in the area. It has been long established and may have spread from private gardens or roadside plantings—it has been used extensively in coastal roadside retaining walls around Wellington. Collection over 2 sheets (AK297380-81)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-41.25278, 174.905
174.905, 174.905
Last Update
16 May 2017
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