Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Azara microphylla Hook.f.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, I10, cultivated gardens next to tractor shed, above Orchard Hill
Field Collection Date
29 Aug 1996
Field Collection Notes
[Det. by label on tree] Narrow, upright, slender tree, ht ca 5m, DBH 5.7cm. Bark mid-brown, rough, lenticels showing. Branch ends drooping. Flowers tiny, yellow, hanging beneath leaves in bunches of 3 or 4 in leaf axil. Tiny green petals, green stamens and golden anthers. Flowers distinctly almond scented.
Sunny position. Sheltered from Sth, Nth + E facing.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 463, received Sept 2018
Specimen over two sheets A&B
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56014, 177.71853 (± 100 m)
177.71853, 177.71853 (± 100 m)
Last Update
04 Feb 2020
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