Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Chorisia speciosa Kunth
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland City, North Shore, Takapuna, Hurstmere Road, near Hurstmere Green
Field Collection Date
04 Jul 2020
Field Collection Notes
Fruit from a currently leafless cultivated street tree. There are 2 trees of this species growing beside each other. Only one of these bore around a dozen large fruit on pendulous pedicels (the other tree had only one or two poorly formed fruit). Green fruit c.160 mm long, diameter c.80.2 mm.
Specimen: one whole fruit cut lengthwise; pieces of a second fruit + remains of a calyx.
Nearly all the other street trees along this road have been cut down recently
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.78728, 174.81247 (± 5 m)
174.81247, 174.81247 (± 5 m)
Last Update
10 Sep 2021
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