Aporostylis Rupp & Hatch

Genus

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae

Characteristics

Fl. us. solitary; floral bract often partly enclosing ovary. Per. glandular-pubescent; dorsal sepal uppermost, shallowly concave; lateral sepals and petals narrower, subsimilar, spreading. Labellum sessile, undivided, broadly expanded; margins entire; calli ± linear, in longitudinal rows. Column elongate, erect to slightly curved, winged; anther terminal, apiculate, papillose, pollinia 2 per cell, pollen finely granular; stigma discoid; rostellum median. Plants terrestrial, with glandular hairs; tubers globose-conical, us. produced at some distance from parent plant. Lvs 2, glandular-hairy, lanceolate to oblong. Monotypic endemic genus, said to have the column of a Caladenia and the habit of a Chiloglottis.
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Images

Aporostylis unspecified picture

Distribution

Aporostylis world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28738-1
WFO ID wfo-4000002756
COL ID 8VV4Z
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aporostylis

Lower taxons

Aporostylis bifolia