Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Crotalaria lunata Bedd. ex Polhill
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Tamaki Ecological District, Auckland City, Westhaven Marina, "Westhaven Marina Road"
Field Collection Date
26 Aug 2007
Field Collection Notes
Five shrubs growing on steep road retaining wall between "Westhaven Marina Road" and State Highway 1. One specimen obviously planted - rest naturalised from this plant (these growing in between State Highway 1 barrier and upper end of "Westhaven Marina Road" retaining wall). Plants up to 2.0 x 1.5 m, heavily branched from base, stipules prominent, entire, decurved; leaves simple, adaxially dark green above somewhat rugose, glabrescent, abaxially with raised veins, velutinous - hairs silky, grey. Inflorescences stout racemes up to 30 cm long; flowers golden yellow golden yellow when fresh with faint red-brown striations on standard and keel apex, wings slightly to much larger than keel. Pods (only immature seen) inflated, green, glabrescent to glabrous.
DUPLICATE TO: CHR
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.84278, 174.74611
174.74611, 174.74611
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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