Peristeranthus T.E.Hunt

Genus

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae

Characteristics

Moderately large, sparsely branched, epiphytic orchids with fairly coarse, spreading roots. Stems fibrous, upcurved, leafy. Leaves large, semi-drooping, amplexicaul at base. Racemes arising from stem opposite leaf, pendulous, multi-flowered. Flowers resupinate, small, dull-coloured. Dorsal sepal free. Bases of lateral sepals fused in part to column foot, narrower than dorsal sepal. Labellum hinged to apex of column foot. Labellum lamina 2-lobed; lateral lobes large; midlobe vestigial or absent. Column incurved with short basal foot. Pollinia 4 in 2 appressed pairs, hard, waxy, orange, attached via long narrow stipe to broad viscidium.
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Humid forests.
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Images

Peristeranthus unspecified picture

Distribution

Peristeranthus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30302-1
WFO ID wfo-4000028796
COL ID 8W28Y
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Peristeranthus

Lower taxons

Peristeranthus hillii