Arthrochilus apectus D.L.Jones

Untidy elbow orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Arthrochilus

Characteristics

Rosette absent or on lateral growth; leaves 2 or 3, narrowly elliptic, 20–50 × 4–10 mm, dark green, apex acuminate. Flower stem 180–260 mm tall, 3–7-flowered. Flowers 9–11 mm long, pale green with thinly clubbed reddish yellow labellum callus glands. Dorsal sepal 9–11 × 1.3 mm. Lateral sepals 7–8.5 × 1.3 mm. Petals 8–9 × 0.6 mm. Labellum stalk c. 3.5 mm long. Labellum lamina c. 3.5 × 1 mm, pale green with purple-black basal blotch; free basal part of labellum c. 2 mm long. Callus c. 2.5 mm long, appearing untidy; central area sparsely covered with thinly clubbed shiny calli; margins with reddish yellow calli 0.5–1 mm long; limb of callus c. 1 mm long, apex broadly notched, c. 0.5 mm wide, with shiny black ridges and warts.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.26
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Environment

Localised; growing on low ridges and rises in open areas of sparse, stunted forest; or among shrubs in taller forest dominated by Asteromyrtus brassii and Welchiodendron longivalve, with a heathy or shrubby understorey in freely draining, gravelly loam.
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Distribution

Arthrochilus apectus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77062181-1
WFO ID wfo-0000340670
COL ID GYGT
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Synonyms

Arthrochilus apectus