Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Macadamia tetraphylla L.Johnson
Classification
Family
Genus
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Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Tamaki Ecological District, Mount Wellington, Winifred Huggins Woodland, northern boundary track from Fraser Road entrance
Field Collection Date
05 Aug 2007
Field Collection Notes
3 saplings growing close together (<50cm apart), 1-3m tall, with saplings of Acacia melonoxylon - all appeared to be wild; next to c.9m tall planted M. tetraphylla (only 1) covered in flower buds (photo) & planted A. melonoxylon (many). New M. tetraphylla leaves red; ground mainly rank kikuyu grass. Another cultivated one just south of Fraser Rd entrance
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.89333, 174.85056
174.85056, 174.85056
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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