S.E. Nelson, Near Kawatiri Junction, by Hope River
Verbatim locality:
S.E. Nelson, Near Kawatiri Junction, by Hope River
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 20/02
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
16 Jan 2002
Start date:
2002-01-16
Land District:
Nelson Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Altitudes:
from 400m
Habitat:
Nothofagus menziesii forest understorey.
Notes:
Succulent herb forming a dense mat; stems decumbent, rooting at lower nodes. Leaves to c. 1.7 cm long, flattened and obovate or obconical-spathulate with truncate to rounded apex. Inflor. terminal; flowers secund on the short branches. Petals 12-15 mm long, narrow lanceolate-acuminate, light yellow, c. 3 x sepals. Stamens in 2 unequal whorls; longest still much less petals. Glands small and white.