Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Camellia cuspidata Hort.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, H9, gardens beside path, Education Centre to Pavilion
Field Collection Date
23 May 1996
Field Collection Notes
Small shrub, 1.4m tall. Main leader has died back or been broken, now 3 trunked - all with tip broken. Leaf-tip red, buds red. Flowers, buds pink tinged with white, 5 petalled, 4cm across, opening nearly flat. Tall white anthers, golden pollen. Faint scent.
Open garden situation. Sheltered position.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 407, received Sept 2018
Specimen over two sheets A&B
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56117, 177.71867 (± 100 m)
177.71867, 177.71867 (± 100 m)
Last Update
04 Feb 2020
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