Gastrodia crebriflora D.L.Jones

Dense potato orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Gastrodia

Characteristics

Flower stem 0.5–1 m tall, pale brown, fleshy, shiny, erect in bud, 10–35-flowered. Flowers tubular, pendulous, crowded, 12–14 mm long, externally white to pale brown, base warty, internally white. Petal margins smooth or slightly wavy. Labellum narrow, 10–12 × 3.5 mm, white, 3-lobed; lateral lobes sinuous, with folded margins; midlobe with strongly folded and indented, thickened margins. Callus of 3 yellow ridges coalescing into a single ridge. Column 9–10 × 3 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support mycoheterotroph
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Environment

Highly localised; growing on sheltered slopes in tall, open forest in freely draining sand.
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Distribution

Gastrodia crebriflora world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:959747-1
WFO ID wfo-0000971537
COL ID 3FDGZ
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Synonyms

Gastrodia crebriflora