Cooktownia D.L.Jones

Genus

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae

Characteristics

Terrestrial tuberous orchid. Tubers elongate, root-like. Leaves ground-hugging, arising in pairs, entire, bases overlapping. Inflorescence multiflowered, spicate. Scape wiry. Sterile bracts scarious, closely sheathing. Ovaries elongate, asymmetric, narrowed distally. Sepals and petals of similar size and shape. Labellum fixed, immobile, entire. Column non-functional. Capsules erect.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Environment

Grows in open forest with a grassy understorey.
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Images

Cooktownia unspecified picture

Distribution

Cooktownia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:999022-1
WFO ID wfo-4000009212
COL ID 8VWGG
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cooktownia

Lower taxons

Cooktownia robertsii