Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Melicytus ramiflorus J.R. Forst. & G.Forst.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, [North Island,] Gisborne Land District, Gray's Bush Scenic Reserve, Nth Eastern corner of bush, near perimeter
Field Collection Date
15 Oct 1996
Field Collection Notes
Small tree, Ht ca 7m, DBH 8cm. Trunk crooked with many straight upright branches coming away from it. Bark pale grey. Branching alternate. Leaves mid-green, shiny upper, paler shiny underside. Petioles purple-brown. Leaves alternate. Flowers very sweetly scented, small, pale lemon, produced in clusters on slender pedicels along branchlets, and in leaf axils. 4-10 flowers in clusters.
Partially shady, warm, sheltered position. Subcanopy sp.
Whitey Wood.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 596, received Sept 2018
Specimen over two sheets A&B
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.59392, 177.95819 (± 100 m)
177.95819, 177.95819 (± 100 m)
Last Update
23 Oct 2019
The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.