following Conran, J.G. 1987: Hydatellaceae to Liliaceae.45 ed. Flora of Australia
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Alstroemeria aurantiaca D.Don
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1992-12-31 (Verbatim: 31-DEC-1992)
Preferred name:
Alstroemeria aurea Graham
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Packe Street, St Albans - Edgeware, Christchurch
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.51677 172.645022
Verbatim locality:
Christchurch, 115 Packe Street
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 420/92
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
31-DEC-1992
Start date:
1992-12-31
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
Cultivated on north side of wall.
Notes:
Perennial, tuberous-rooted herb. Stems 60-80cm long. Flowers asymmetric, orange (outer perianth whorl) or yellow-orange (inner whorl); segments 4.2cm to 5.2cm long (inner ones the longest). Outer segments 1.7cm to 1.8cm wide, with one or two central crimson marks; inner segments with lower one orange and about three dark crimson marks ; upper two more or less yellow and many dark crimson marks, each 1.1cm to 1.2cm wide. Stamens, style orange. Fruit acutely ribbed.