Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Camellia granthamiana Sealy
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, H8, on bank below Douglas Cook Centre, picnic area
Field Collection Date
14 Jul 1995
Field Collection Notes
Small, slender tree, 3.5m tall. Very glossy mid-green large ovate leaves, slightly paler below. Leaves drooping and incurled. White 8 petalled large flower, with large cream and gold anthers. Bud case grey, brown and covered in silky hairs. Pale-grey bark. Leaves - margins finely serrate. Flower open flat.
Sloping hillside, sheltered, partial shade.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 305, received Sept 2018
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56172, 177.71864 (± 100 m)
177.71864, 177.71864 (± 100 m)
Last Update
04 Feb 2020
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