Arthrochilus sabulosus D.L.Jones

Spotted elbow orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Arthrochilus

Characteristics

Rosette absent or on lateral growth; leaves 2 or 3, ovate-lanceolate, 10–35 × 6–15 mm, dull green. Flower stem 120–370 mm tall, 3–15-flowered. Flowers 10–15 mm long, pale green with thin, clubbed, reddish to brownish labellum glands. Dorsal sepal 10–12 × 2 mm. Lateral sepals 7.5–8 × 2 mm. Petals 8–9 × 1 mm. Labellum stalk c. 2 mm long. Labellum lamina c. 6 × 0.8 mm, green with purple basal blotch; free basal part of labellum c. 3 mm long. Callus c. 4 mm long; central area with thin, shiny, clubbed calli 0.6–1 mm long; margins densely covered with similar calli; limb of callus c. 2 mm long, apex very broadly notched, c. 1.5 mm wide, appearing spotted, with shiny black warts.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Locally common; growing mainly in a localised type of vegetation known as ‘Epacrid Scrub’ which is dominated by tree-like species of Leucopogon growing on deep, coarse-grained, stabilised sand dunes; also among sedges and rushes on seasonally wet, poorly drained sites.
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Distribution

Arthrochilus sabulosus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:959679-1
WFO ID wfo-0000276823
COL ID GYH8
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Synonyms

Arthrochilus sabulosus