Prasophyllum secutum D.L.Jones

Northern leek orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Prasophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 120–35  tall. Free part of leaf to 80 x 5–6mm. Spike 35–14  long, 9–30-flowered. Ovary sessile, strongly humped. Flowers moderately crowded, opening widely, strongly scented, 7–9 x 4–5mm, light brown, labellum whitish or greenish, callus green. Dorsal sepal 5–6 x 2.5–2.8mm, decurved. Lateral sepals free, 6–7 x 2mm, nearly parallel. Petals 4.5–5.5 x 1.3mm, porrect or incurved. Labellum sessile, ovate-elliptic, 4.5–5.5 x 3mm, sharply recurved above middle, strongly papillate, margins entire, papillate. Callus thick, broad, fleshy, extending well past labellum bend, with small papillae.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Localised and disjunct, growing in dense coastal scrub in swales of stabilised coastal dunes in freely draining white to grey sand.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Prasophyllum secutum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1006468-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282490
COL ID 4M9MF
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Synonyms

Prasophyllum secutum