Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Camptotheca acuminata Decne.
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Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, west Auckland, Massey, 488c Don Buck Road
Field Collection Date
28 Apr 2009
Field Collection Notes
Cultivated tree. Leaves to 29cm long x 17.5cm across. Seed sown on 24 Dec 1997 and planted to their final positions within a year. Trees (3-5) are now 30-40 ft high. Provenance: Kunming in China via the Late Owen Long. Balls of pale green fruit to 60mm across.
DUPLICATES TO: CHR, NZFRI, WELT
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.83333, 174.6
174.6, 174.6
Last Update
02 Oct 2017
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