Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Riccardia cochleata (Hook.f. & Taylor) Kuntze
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, [South Island], Otago, c.9 km NNE of Dunedin, summit plateau of Swampy Hill
Field Collection Date
25 Sep 1987
Field Collection Notes
Abundant on senescent Sphagnum cristatum in boggy red tussock grassland. Subalpine. With Pentachondra in open, sunny area. Upper cortical cells with single globose to ellipsoid botryoid oil body, to c.25 µm in diam., absent in some cells.
Ex CHR, Bot. Div., Bryophytes of New Zealand
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-45.7946, 170.4773 (± 1 km)
170.4773, 170.4773 (± 1 km)
Last Update
15 Jun 2021
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