Kaikoura coast, near Clarence River mouth, Otakakau
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 425/96
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
17 Sep 1996
Start date:
1996-09-17
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Marlborough Land District
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Habitat:
Behind grass roadside verge, in front of coastal shrub band.
Notes:
Parasitic shrub on a main stem of the host, forming a dense rounded mass. Leaves light green. Flowers fragrant, yellowish-green. Fruits near base of stems, 5-6mm long, globose to broad oblong-ellipsoid, translucent, whitish or pale mauve. Common on this last host along roadside on north side of river. Sheets A to C (photograph)