Chiloglottis triceratops D.L.Jones

Three-horned bird orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Chiloglottis

Characteristics

Leaves 30–60 × 10–25 mm. Flower stem 15–40 mm long. Flower obliquely erect to stiffly erect, 15–24 × 25–30 mm, green to purplish brown with greenish to black labellum calli. Dorsal sepal 15–24 × 8–11 mm; apical club 1–3 mm long. Lateral sepals projecting forwards beneath labellum, 15–20 × 2–2.5 mm; apical clubs 2–3 mm long. Petals incurved near column, 15–20 × 4–6 mm, curved. Labellum nearly horizontal, broadly ovate to heart-shaped, 12–15 × 9–13 mm, margins pale. Calli central; three basal calli column-like, crowded, one larger than others; two rows of thin, column-like calli; distal gland anvil-like. Column 15–16 × 5–7 mm.
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Growth form herb
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Locally common in lowland areas; growing among shrubs and tussocks in shrubby forest and heathy forest in freely draining sand and loam.
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Images

Chiloglottis triceratops unspecified picture

Distribution

Chiloglottis triceratops world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1006452-1
WFO ID wfo-0000843953
COL ID 5XT25
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Simpliglottis triceratops Chiloglottis triceratops