Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Osmanthus fragrans Lour.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, H8, to left of driveway leading up to Education Centre
Field Collection Date
03 Mar 1995
Field Collection Notes
Many trunked and branched large tree, ~9m tall. Spreading, but dense habit. Leaves dark green, glossy on upperside, yellowy-green matt beneath, opposite. Flowers v. sweetly scented, white, in bunches in leaf axils, stems joined at axil, 7-8 in bunch. Four-petalled, star-shaped flower, fat with protruding anthers.
Some leaves on young branches serrated edged - serrations with sharp points. On mature branches, leaves smooth margined.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 265, received Sept 2018
Specimen over two sheets A&B
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56175, 177.71864 (± 100 m)
177.71864, 177.71864 (± 100 m)
Qualifier
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Last Update
23 Oct 2019
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