Liparis reflexa Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Liparis

Characteristics

Pseudobulbs 25–40 × 20–30 mm, fleshy, dark green or yellowish green. Leaves 1–3, 100–300 × 30–35 mm, sometimes curved, dark green to yellowish green. Racemes 100–300 mm long, 5–30-flowered. Flowers 10–15 × 8–10 mm, yellowish green with yellow labellum. Sepals and petals narrow, decurved and incurved against ovary. Dorsal sepal 7–10 × 2 mm. Lateral sepals 6.5–9.5 × 2 mm. Petals 6.5–9.5 × 1 mm. Labellum 7–10 × 3–4 mm, base deeply channelled, with 2 orange ridges c. 4 mm long, apex truncate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Locally common in humid areas of open forest and wetter forests, including rainforest, usually growing on rocks, boulders and ledges in gorges, gullies, cliff faces and escarpments, rarely on tree trunks, even less commonly in sandy soil. Although commonly seen in shady locations on wet rocks, it sometimes also grows on exposed rock faces in bright sun.
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Images

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Distribution

Liparis reflexa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:641156-1
WFO ID wfo-0000228478
COL ID 3V9TM
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INPN ID 706486
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Synonyms

Leptorkis reflexa Liparis decursiva Liparis reflexa Sturmia reflexa Liparis foliosa Stichorkis reflexa Stichorkis decursiva Cestichis reflexa Cymbidium reflexum Alipsa foliosa Leptorchis reflexa Sturmia cuneilabris