Carpobrotus edulis x Disphyma australe. See P.J. Garnock-Jones: Flora of New Zealand vol IV (1988) p 95.
Identification
Determined name:
Carpobrotus edulis x Disphyma australe
Determiner:
P.J. Garnock-Jones
Identification date:
1993-11-03 (Verbatim: 3-NOV-1993)
Preferred name:
×Carpophyma mutabilis Heenan & Sykes
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Banks Peninsula, between Diamond and Church Bays
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.6101 172.709
Verbatim locality:
Banks Peninsula, between Diamond and Church Bays
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 322/93
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
2-NOV-1993
Start date:
1993-11-02
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Ecological District:
Herbert
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
M36 87- 30- (WGS84 -43.632606 172.721033)
Habitat:
Roadside, base of west-facing cliff, dry site.
Notes:
Succulent plant with long trailing stems, these straw-coloured and slightly winged. Leaves triangular in cross-section, deep green. Flowers to 4cm across. Petals c.1.6-2.2cm, narrow linear, light pink. A number of plants, putative parents in vicinity.