Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-41.119062 175.229643
Verbatim locality:
Mt. Rimataka, 6 mls. W. of Featherstone, Hutt Co. N.Island
Verbatim collector:
R. & E.F. Melville & A.P. Druce
Standardised collector:
R. Melville; E. F. Melville; Anthony P. Druce
Verbatim date:
4.12.1961
Start date:
1961-12-04
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Altitudes:
from 518m
Habitat:
In secondary scrub at 1700 ft alt. with Leptospermum dominant, Coprosma spp., Hebe spp. etc, at edge of seepage.
Notes:
Prostrate herb. Flowers white, faintly flushed pink, stamens ½ petal length, leaves green to brownish above, green to red below, rather thick texture,
Observed species:
Leptospermum Coprosma spp. Hebe spp.
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
Ex. Herb. Hort. Bot. Reg. Kew.
Ex. Herbario Kewensi
Flora of New Zealand
Collected during the tenure of a Senior Research Fellowship of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. N.Z.