Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Ptisana salicina (Sm.) Murdock
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Waikato Ecological Region, Hauraki Ecological District, Kaihere, Kaihere Road, Kaihere Bush Reserve
Field Collection Date
17 Jul 2007
Field Collection Notes
About 30 large mature specimens (up to 2.5 m tall - you can walk under them) and numerous juveniles growing along a deep stream gully within kanuka dominated forest remnant near roadside. Site being overun with Tradescantia fluminensis. Pinnules of Marattia often supporting dense growths of a Metzgeria sp. (AK 300193)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.36626, 175.41908
175.41908, 175.41908
Last Update
20 Aug 2020
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