Platycoryne pervillei Rchb.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Platycoryne

Characteristics

Stigmatic arms c. 3 mm long, horizontal, clavate; rostellum standing in front of anther, c. 4 mm high, 3-lobed in upper half, all lobes triangular.
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Lip entire, 7–11 × 2 mm, ligulate, curving forwards, fleshy; spur 12–19 mm long, swollen at apex, usually tucked into bracts.
Leaves 5–8, spaced along stem, the lowermost ± spreading, the largest up to 8 × 1 cm, narrowly lanceolate.
Petals erect, 8–12 × c. 2 mm, curved lanceolate-linear, adnate to dorsal sepal.
Anther 4.5–6.5 mm high, erect, apiculate; canals 3.5–5 mm long, porrect.
Terrestrial herb 30–70 cm tall; tubers up to 2.5 × 1 cm, ellipsoid.
Dorsal sepal reflexed, 10–14 × 3–4 mm, obliquely lanceolate, acute.
Inflorescence compact, up to 5.5 cm long, densely 2–8-flowered.
Ovary and pedicel arching, up to 25 mm long.
Flowers bright orange, suberect.
Bracts up to 20 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Platycoryne pervillei world distribution map, present in Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:652008-1
WFO ID wfo-0000274911
COL ID 4JQ47
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Synonyms

Platycoryne pervillei Platycoryne tenuicaulis Habenaria buchwaldiana Habenaria depauperata Habenaria flammea Habenaria pervillei Habenaria tenuicaulis