Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Manukau Ecological District, Manurewa, Puhinui Creek
Field Collection Date
05 Jul 2015
Field Collection Notes
Growing amongst tall grasses and other weedy herbs under stunted totara (Podocarpus totara var. totara) trees on side of creek. Not fertile - probably arose from discard rhizomes washed down stream during floods. Not seen further upstream though this species is cultivated at the nearby Auckland Botanic Gardens. Plants rhizomatous, widely creeping, rhizomes at soil surface, fronds 1-, 2- 3-pinnate, somewhat fleshy, very brittle, fragrant (with the typical 'athyrioid pong' (think of fresh crushed Cystopteris fragilis). Fronds up to 1 m tall.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-37.41183, 174.89775 (± 10 m)
174.89775, 174.89775 (± 10 m)
Last Update
20 Aug 2020
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