Platycoryne micrantha Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Platycoryne

Characteristics

Lip 4.5–5 mm long, 3-lobed in basal half; mid-lobe 3.5–4 × 0.75–1 mm, ligulate, obtuse; side lobes 1–1.5 × 0.4 mm, linear-ligulate, slightly diverging; spur 10–12.5 mm long, swollen and slightly 2-lobed at apex, pendent.
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Dorsal sepal erect, 4.3–5.3 × 4–4.5 mm, broadly ovate, convex; lateral sepals reflexed, 4.5–5.5 × 2–2.5 mm, obliquely oblong-lanceolate.
Leaves 5–7, spaced along the stem, the 2 lowermost ± spreading, 15–25 × 4–8 mm; the rest appressed.
Terrestrial herb 20–35 cm tall; tubers shortly stalked, c. 1 cm long, ovoid.
Rostellum mid-lobe 1–1.5 mm long; side lobes 1–1.3 mm long.
Petals 4–4.5 × 1.7–2 mm, falcate, free from dorsal sepal.
Inflorescence c. 15 mm long, densely 1–7-flowered.
Anther 2.5–3 mm high; canals c. 1.5 mm long.
Pedicel 4 mm long, ovary 10 mm long.
Flowers bright orange, erect.
Stigmatic arms 1–2 mm long.
Bracts c. 7 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Platycoryne micrantha world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:652004-1
WFO ID wfo-0000274907
COL ID 4JQ44
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Synonyms

Platycoryne micrantha