Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Corokia cotoneaster Raoul
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, M3, native area
Field Collection Date
11 Oct 2005
Field Collection Notes
Small bush, 30cm high, branches tangled and wiry. Wood dk brown. Lvs mid-green upper, silver-white beneath. Flowers small, bright yellow, with 5 narrow, pointed petals opening out like a flat star. Upright yellow stamens. Lvs and petals tomentose on underside.
Growing beneath and in shade of SW facing bank. Afternoon sun.
Wire brush bush.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 1504, received Sept 2018
Specimen over two sheets A&B
DUPLICATE TO: NZFRI
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56197, 177.71469 (± 100 m)
177.71469, 177.71469 (± 100 m)
Last Update
19 Jun 2019
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