Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
29°14.9´ S 177°55.5´ W
Verbatim locality:
Raoul Id. Low Flat
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 230/K
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
1.12.1966
Start date:
1966-12-01
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Habitat:
Stenotaphrum meadow. Cultivation relic.
Notes:
Fls. secund on spike, upper tepals arching to form a hood. Anthers mauve. Tepals pink with purple base & inner, lower tepal marked with purple higher up. The purple markings suggest this hybid group which is the taxon responsible for the development of many modern cultivars. The small population persisting in Low Flat must have been there for many years.