Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Epilobium pernitens Cockayne & Allan
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island: Canterbury, head of Lake Pukaki, at head of lake.
Field Collection Date
31 Jan 2003
Field Collection Notes
very wet swamp, with tussocks of grass, separated by water; growing in water, sheltered by grass. Habit: erect herb to ~25cm tall; pubescent all over; leaves much shorter than internodes, greenish red, secondary veins visible; flowers very large, white, 1cm wide x 8cm long; stigma curved, above anthers; ovary subsessile, pubescent; capsule slightly nodding, ~3cm long on 2-3cm long pedicel. Photograph taken. Voucher for DNA analysis; MSc thesis, N. Lorimer 2006:
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.90432, 170.11368 (Inf.)
170.11368, 170.11368 (Inf.)
Last Update
02 Sep 2020
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