The locality is the geographical site (or collecting station) where a plant was originally found and collected, the locality name is usually reported after the scientific name or the field number.
State: The name of the state or other equivalent political unit in situations where they are not called states. For example, the provinces and territories of Canada or the Federal states of Mexico.
Country: The name of the country based on currently recognized political boundaries, but older names still exist for anterior collection.
Other useful elements for a more accurate localization are.
Latitude/Longitude: The latitudinal and longitudinal co-ordinates of the collecting station. There may be a range of co-ordinates.
The type locality (Abbreviation: TL) is the geographical place of collection where a holotype or type specimen of a nominal species or subspecies was first found and described.
"English text kindly corrected by John Chippindale"