Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Chorisia speciosa Kunth
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, [North Island,] Gisborne Land District, Makauri, Back Ormond Rd, G+C Martinez property
Field Collection Date
05 May 1998
Field Collection Notes
Med-small tree with very spreading lower branches and narrow apex. Ht ca 6m. DBH 31.5cm. Trunk swollen at base, green, with conical sharp spines thicker and bigger at base. Some spines on branches near trunk. Branching in whorls. Leaves 7-8 palmate, elliptic, margins serrate, mid-green semi-glossy, but ready to fall. Lvs alt on pale green petioles swollen at base. Flowers 5-petalled, opening flat with v tall tube of fused stamens and crown of 5 pairs of anthers. Petals ruffled, pink and yellowy-cream.
Open situation on lawn by driveway. Some afternoon shading. Private garden. G+C Martinez.
Silk Floss Tree.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 791, received Sept 2018
Specimen over two sheets A&B
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.59917, 177.95889 (± 100 m)
177.95889, 177.95889 (± 100 m)
Last Update
17 Dec 2019
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