Plant Identification & Information Services

Services include:

• Identification of tree species that occur in New Zealand, especially eucalypts and conifers
• Identification of native and adventive plants from the Bay of Plenty and central North Island
• Provision of botanical information from the herbarium database
• Permanent storage of voucher specimens for forest records such as understorey biodiversity reports

For plant identification at the herbarium you need to send:

A specimen, including, where possible:

• a shoot at least 20 cm long with attached leaves,
• flowers and fruit including seeds,
• a small sample of bark,
• a description of the tree.
• Photographs of the tree, especially the bark, are also useful.

Examples:

Conifer samples should include:

• a shoot with leaves (needles) attached,
• leaf buds,
• two or three mature cones,
• a small piece of bark.

• flower buds
• mature seed capsules still on shoots
• mature and juvenile leaves
• bark
• notes on whether the bark changes in colour or texture, and if so, how far up the tree.

Eucalypt flower buds	Eucalypt leaves	Clusters of eucalypt seed capsules

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