Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Acacia pravissima F.Muell.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, R7, Douglas Cook Walk, on hill above path above Birch Hill Pond
Field Collection Date
09 Sep 1997
Field Collection Notes
Small, round-canopied tree with dense foliage and masses of flowers to near ground level. Ht ca 4.5m, DBH 15.5cm, below branching at 0.8m where trunk divides into 3. Bark mid-brown, wrinkled. Trunk deeply grooved. Many branched, dense, with branches drooping at ends. Phyllodes grey-green, smooth, dull, encircling stem facing upwards and downwards. Flowers bright yellow, in small fluffy balls. Faint scent.
NE facing hillside. Sunny, steep slope. Open situation, sheltered by surrounding large trees.
Oven's Wattle.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 681, received Sept 2018
Specimen over two sheets A&B
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.55928, 177.71483 (± 200 m)
177.71483, 177.71483 (± 200 m)
Last Update
10 Sep 2021
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