Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.524223 172.63842
Verbatim locality:
Canterbury, Christchurch, 188 Peterborough St.
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 13/92
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
24-JAN-1992
Start date:
1992-01-24
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
Cultivated, more or less.
Notes:
Clump-forming perennial herb with thick fleshy yellow roots which form ellipsoid tubers. Leaves flaccid, remaining V-shaped (from above). Perianth 13- 13.5cm x 2.2-3cm (ie.normal outer 2 whorls), orange with dark crimson band above pale basal area. Stamens partly petaloid and same colour, flower semi-double.