Liparis angustilabris (F.Muell.) Blaxell

Twisted sphinx orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Liparis

Characteristics

Pseudobulbs 300–600 × 20 mm, tapered, light green to dark green, when young covered with up to 5 short, leaf-like bracts. Leaf solitary, 100–300 × 15–20 mm, light green to dark green, shortly pointed. Racemes 150–250 mm long, 15–35-flowered. Flowers 6–8 × 2–3 mm, pale green to yellowish. Sepals and petals recurved against ovary, partially twisted. Dorsal sepal 5–6 × 1.5 mm. Lateral sepals 5–6 × 2 mm. Petals 5–6 × 0.8 mm. Labellum 5–6 × 3 mm, notched or with a small point, with 2 low yellow ridges extending to bend.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
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Locally common, especially above 800 m altitude; found growing on trees and rocks in rainforest, often on sheltered slopes near streams.
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Distribution

Liparis angustilabris world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:640713-1
WFO ID wfo-0000227924
COL ID 6QH76
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Synonyms

Liparis angustilabris Liparis cuneilabris Cestichis angustilabris Liparis reflexa var. cuneilabris Sturmia angustilabris