Auckland, Auckland City, Ellerslie, main trunk railway, Walpole Street Overbridge
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-36.8935 174.803
Verbatim locality:
Auckland, Auckland City, Ellerslie, main trunk railway Walpole St. overbridge.
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 508/87
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
13-DEC-1987
Start date:
1987-12-13
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
Waste ground by railway tracks.
Notes:
Large clump with stems to 1.5m high. Leaves sheathing. Perianth 3-3.5cm long, dark red, shining. Staminodes 5-5.5cm x 6-11mm, oblanceolate, crimson. Seeds black, very hard.