Prasophyllum keltonii D.L.Jones

Kelton's leek orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Prasophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 300–35  tall. Free part of leaf to 150 x 3–5mm. Spike 50–9  long, 12–22-flowered. Ovary sessile, bright green. Flowers crowded, scented, 12–14 x 7–9mm, red, green, brownish-red or purplish, labellum reddish or brownish, callus green or reddish. Dorsal sepal 7.5–8.5 x 4–4.5mm, constricted towards apex, decurved or recurved. Lateral sepals free, 8.5–10 x 2mm, parallel, erect or recurved. Petals 7–8.5 x 1.3mm, incurved to spreading. Labellum shortly stalked, ovate-lanceolate, 6.5–7.5 x 4–5mm, broadest at base, sharply recurved near middle and contracted to narrow tapered tail, margins entire. Callus quadrate, deeply grooved, margins raised and ridge-like, ending just beyond bend.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Known from single locality where it grows among grass tussocks and forbs on large flat plain covered mainly with tussock grassland and surrounded by eucalypt woodland; soil is a moisture-retentive brown loam.
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Distribution

Prasophyllum keltonii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083982-1
WFO ID wfo-0000809834
COL ID 4M9KZ
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Synonyms

Prasophyllum keltonii