Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
29.26070 S 177.94769 W (WGS84 -29.2607 -177.94769)
Verbatim locality:
Kermadec Islands, Raoul Island, Denham Bay.
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 1684/K
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
11 Aug 1990
Start date:
1990-08-11
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Native lands:
Te Aupōuri
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-29.2534 S -177.9380 W (WGS84 -29.2534 -177.938)
Habitat:
Swamp margin.
Notes:
Stems erect, arising from creeping rhizomes. Leaves thick and succulent, often red-tinged, especially around marginal teeth. Calyx inflated, green to heavily red-flushed. Corolla red in upper half, see spplementary label.
Observed species:
Cyperus ustulatus
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
Corolla cont. [continued]; green below, constricted at top of ovary; lobes 12-14 mm long, triangular-ovate, not diverging until flower ageing. Stamens white, c. 3.3 cm long.
A dense stand.