Platycoryne brevirostris Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Platycoryne

Characteristics

Lip deflexed or slightly incurved, 3-lobed at about halfway, 3.7–5 mm long, 2 mm wide across lobes; mid-lobe 2–4 × 1 mm, side lobes 0.2–1.2 × 0.3 mm; spur 15–18 mm long, slightly swollen at apex.
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Leaves 5–8, the lowermost sheathing with 2–4 suberect leaves clustered above these, up to 5 × 0.4 cm, linear or linear-lanceolate, acute; the remaining 2–3 spaced along the stem.
Dorsal sepal erect, 4.5–5 × 3 mm, elliptic, slightly incurved; lateral sepals 5–6 × 2–2.5 mm, obliquely elliptic-oblong.
Rostellum 2.5 mm long; mid-lobe c. 0.4 mm high; side lobes 1 mm long, relatively long and narrow.
Terrestrial herb 15–30 cm tall; tubers 10–15 × 6–10 mm, ovoid or ellipsoid, sparsely tomentose.
Petals erect, c. 4.5 × 1.5 mm, curved lanceolate-ligulate, adnate to dorsal sepal.
Inflorescence 1.5–6 cm long, laxly 2–7-flowered.
Flowers orange or yellow-green, suberect.
Anther 3–4 mm high; canals 2.5 mm long.
Ovary and pedicel 15–20 mm long.
Stigmatic arms c. 1.5 mm long.
Bracts 7–17 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Platycoryne brevirostris world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:651991-1
WFO ID wfo-0000274887
COL ID 4JQ3S
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Synonyms

Platycoryne brevirostris