Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Daphne genkwa Siebold & Zucc.
Classification
Family
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Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, H10, in garden outside Curator's House front door, next to terrace
Field Collection Date
05 Sep 1996
Field Collection Notes
Plant nearest Sth end of house. NZ cultivated plant. Sprawling shrub with branches lying on ground. Orange-brown ridged bark. Young wood dotted with dark raised lenticels. Flowers lilac, salverform with fine silver hairs along outside of throat. Hanging in clusters of 4. Flowers larger than on native collected plant. Sweetly scented. 4 orange pollen covered anthers recessed in throat.
Cultivated garden on Sth side of Curator's house. Shaded for part of day by house, and in summer by Camellias and shrubs.
[Same bush as EWH553/AK375832.]
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 469, received Sept 2018
DUPLICATE TO: NZFRI
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56106, 177.71994 (± 50 m)
177.71994, 177.71994 (± 50 m)
Last Update
17 Aug 2020
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