Appendicula reflexa Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Appendicula

Characteristics

Plants epiphytic. Stems tufted, suberect or pendulous, 40-50 cm, internodes ca. 1 cm, completely enclosed in tubular leaf sheaths. Leaves many, distichous; blade oblong to elliptic, 2-4 × 0.7-1.5 cm, base with tubular sheaths, articulate, apex obtuse or rounded, shallowly bilobed, often aristate in sinus. Inflorescence terminal or lateral, ca. 1 cm, 5-15-flowered; floral bracts ovate or subtriangular, 1.5-2 mm. Flowers greenish or greenish white, fleshy; pedicel and ovary ca. 2 mm. Dorsal sepal oblong-ovate, ca. 2.5 × 1.5 mm, obtuse; lateral sepals triangular-ovate, 3-3.5 × 2-2.5 mm; mentum ca. 1.5 mm. Petals obovate-elliptic, 1.8-2.5 × 0.7-1 mm; lip obovate-suborbicular in outline, 2.3-3 mm, contracted near middle, with a concave base and a broader limb, with a shortly ligulate appendage toward saccate base. Column ca. 0.8 mm, foot conspicuous. Fl. Jan-Dec.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Appendicula reflexa world distribution map, present in China, Fiji, Moldova (Republic of), Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, Viet Nam, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:616948-1
WFO ID wfo-0000251966
COL ID FWCM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 673308
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Synonyms

Appendicula reflexa Podochilus reflexus Podochilus vieillardii

Lower taxons

Appendicula reflexa var. cycloglossa Appendicula reflexa var. neopommeranica Appendicula reflexa var. reflexa Appendicula reflexa var. kotoensis