Prasophyllum apoxychilum D.L.Jones

Tapered leek orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Prasophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 200–350 mm tall. Free part of leaf to 150 × 3–6 mm. Spike 60–100 mm long, 8–20-flowered. Ovary sessile, green. Flowers widely spaced to crowded, scented, 10–14 × 9–11 mm, light green with whitish petals, labellum white, callus green. Dorsal sepal 8–9.5 × 3–3.5 mm, decurved. Lateral sepals free, 8–10 × 2–2.5 mm, widely divergent. Petals 7–9 × 1.6–2 mm, incurved to spreading, with darker central band. Labellum sessile, narrowly ovate-lanceolate, tapered in distal half, sharply recurved near middle, 8.5–10 × 3.5–4 mm, distal margins strongly wavy/crinkled, apex pointed. Callus just extending beyond labellum bend, apex papillate, notched.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Highly localised, occurring as scattered individuals or loose groups in grassy forest and scrubby forest in freely draining sand and clay loam.
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Distribution

Prasophyllum apoxychilum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1006460-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282324
COL ID 4M9J9
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Synonyms

Prasophyllum apoxychilum