Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Nerium oleander L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Region, Hauraki Gulf islands, Motutapu, west coast, south of Admininstration Bay, Pig Bay wetland
Field Collection Date
22 Feb 2017
Field Collection Notes
Large dense thickets of oleander trees between the foreshore and Pig Bay wetland, spreading around the southern perimeter. Large double pink fls, 6m tall & 10m spread, spreading vegetatively. Others with pink, white, pale pink and red flowers. Probably part of an historic planting with edible fig, poplar and Cryptomeria. Common between Administration Bay & Sandy Bay, back of Sandy Bay and Rakino wetland.
Collected as part of a botanical survey for the Motutapu Restoration Trust
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.75286, 174.90775 (± 10 m)
174.90775, 174.90775 (± 10 m)
Last Update
20 Sep 2021
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