Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Parmelia testacea Stirton
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Waitakere Ecological District, Spraggs Bush, near Turanga Road
Field Collection Date
22 Aug 2008
Field Collection Notes
Locally common on the branches of kahikatea. This lichen appears to be commonly associated with the orchid Adelopetalum tuberculatum (AK303407)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.88778, 174.51833
174.51833, 174.51833
Last Update
12 Jul 2017
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