Society Islands, Tahiti, Taravao Plateau, near end of road
Verbatim locality:
Society Islands, Tahiti, Taravao Plateau, near end of road.
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 505/FP
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
22 May 1992
Start date:
1992-05-22
Country:
French Polynesia
Altitudes:
from 650m
Habitat:
Roadside, open, rather damp area, with long grass.
Notes:
Plants c. 1 m high (upper stems only collected). Stems reddish. Petals bright yellow; corolla 2.5-3 cm across. Hypanthium reddish. Sepals reddish. Very common over a small area and sometimes a co-dominant species.