Locality:
Polynesia, French Polynesia, Windward Islands, Society Islands, Tahiti, Taiarapu; Teahup District; Orae (=Hototunu) Valley, 1-4 mi. inland
-17.783333 -149.283333 +-3036m. WGS84
Habitat:
[ELEVATION 100-1000 feet]; valley, damp. On ferns, shrubs, and tree trunks. On fei, ieie and ti mostly on hillside.
Substrate:
[TERRESTRIAL]; dead ; {NOTE: map of Tahiti with district lines and names and collection sites indicated is pasted in catalog on pg. 865. -CHK}