Waitakere Ranges, Kaitarakihi Bay, nr Kakamatua Point
Verbatim collector:
P.J. de Lange 4445; R.O. Gardner
Standardised collector:
Peter J. de Lange; Rhys O. Gardner
Verbatim date:
22.9.2000
Start date:
2000-09-22
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Native lands:
Ngāti Whātua
Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei
Te Ākitai Waiohua
Te Kawerau a Maki
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
Q11 518 646 (WGS84 -37.009672 174.589347)
Altitudes:
from 10m
Habitat:
Common on wet seepage, above sea level. Rock type - Andesite Brecia & Flysch sequences.
Notes:
Dorsal sepal curves back at right angles to flower peduncle as flower matures. Labellum moderately "V" shaped. Like a hybrid between C. rivularis SS & C. iridescens. Dup in AK