Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Dianella ? nigra Colenso
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Region, Inner Gulf Islands, Noises Islands, Motuhoropapa (S end), by main ridge track
Field Collection Date
22 Nov 2016
Field Collection Notes
Occasional patches, this one with 5 leafy tufts over 25 cm across. Under pohutukawa 8-10 m tall and smaller houpara; by Astelia banksii clump close-by. Leaves only to 9 mm across, but rhizome as illustrated for D. latissima (NZJ Bot 45: fig. 1c, , p.271, 2007)
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.69042, 174.96518 (± 10 m)
174.96518, 174.96518 (± 10 m)
Qualifier
sp. ?
Last Update
21 Aug 2020
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