Recorded distribution
Plant
Stem, leaf and bud dark purplish. Dark green ovary.
Flowers
Deep purplish blue. Column base mauve, with red or indigo band then bright yellow top with a deep oval cleft. Margin not rolled. Straight column arms with sparse white cilia.
Flowering
October - November, opening rarely in still, warm conditions.
Habitat
Lowland damp scrub and tracksides. Kaitaia northwards.
Conservation
Scattered plants, not threatened
Notes
Differing from T. pauciflora and T. “Ahipara” in the dark colours, oval cleft and thin margin to the column top. Voucher specimen (CHR518036; “darkie)
Key features
Dark leaves, stems and flowers, column pale mauve with dark band rounded at the top. Top with a deep, narrow cleft tipped with a broad, yellow band.
