Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Geniostoma rarotongense Fosberg & Sachet
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Region
Field Collection Site
Collection Method
Collection Date
07 May 2015
Collector
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Maungatea, ridge up from large slip on north face, just before first rock pinnacle
Field Collection Date
07 May 2015
Field Collection Notes
One shrub c. 2.5m tall in open shrubland on ridge dominated by pua (Fagraea berteroana), neinei (Fitchia speciosa) and rata. No flowers or fruit present. Listed on IUCN Red List as Data deficient
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-21.22583, -159.78156 (± 10 m)
-159.78156, -159.78156 (± 10 m)
Site Description
Maungatea, ridge up from large slip on northface, just before the first rock pinnacle.
Habitat Notes
Lichen epiphytic on large pua (Fagraea berteroana). Occasional, growing intermingled with mosses.
Altitude from
500m
Site latitude/longitude
-21.22583 (± 10 m)
159.78156 (± 10 m)
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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