Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Zanthoxylum simulans Hance
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, M7, The Vista
Field Collection Date
28 Mar 2003
Field Collection Notes
Small, spreading, 8 trunked tree. Ht ca 5.5m. Spread 10m. Canopy open and flat. Branching crookedly alt. Bark pale grey-brown, patchy. Leaves often in 3's on short twiggy branches. Lvs 7-9 imparipinnate, mid-green matt upper, paler under. Margins upturned. Petiole and rachis red-blushed. Many pinky-red berries in loose clusters, glandular skin; held above the leaves. Fruit ovoid, 4mm wide x 6mm tall, with peppery taste and causing tingling on mouth. Older lower trunks have large winged spines. Leaves and seeds very aromatic.
Growing on steep S. facing slope just below main track. Morning shade. Sheltered by surrounding tall trees.
The Flats pine. Prickly Ash.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 936, received Sept 2018
Specimen over three sheets A, B, & C
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56028, 177.71619 (± 50 m)
177.71619, 177.71619 (± 50 m)
Last Update
18 Dec 2019
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