Prasophyllum stellatum D.L.Jones

Ben lomond leek orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Prasophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 400–80  tall. Free part of leaf to 250 x 7–10mm. Spike 90–15  long, 10–20-flowered. Ovary shortly stalked, green, shiny. Flowers moderately crowded, unscented, 15–20 x 14–18mm, greenish to brownish, labellum white, callus green to yellowish. Dorsal sepal 9.5–11 x 4mm. Lateral sepals free, 10–12 x 2.4mm, widely divergent. Petals narrowly linear, 10–12 x 1.5mm, spreading, with brown central band. Labellum sessile, narrowly oblong, 12–14 x 5–5.5mm, base humped, sharply folded back on itself near middle, upper portion nearly touching lower, distal margins wavy/crinkled. Callus raised, fleshy, channelled, ending just beyond labellum bend, apex notched, papillate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Highly localised growing in grassy areas of tall eucalypt forest dominated by Eucalyptus delegatensis in freely draining, brown, humus-rich loam.
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Distribution

Prasophyllum stellatum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1006469-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282494
COL ID 4M9MK
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Synonyms

Prasophyllum stellatum