Pterostylis x toveyana Ewart & Sharman

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pterostylis

Characteristics

Flowering plants 50–220 mm tall, with 2–4 basal leaves and 2–3 stem leaves larger than basal leaves. Non-flowering plants consist of 2–5-leaved rosette. Rosette leaves ovate, 5–20 × 4–15 mm, dark green, margins crinkled; stem leaves to 30 mm long. Flower erect, 15–18 × 8–9 mm, green and white striped, apex brown. Dorsal sepal tip tapered, 2–3 mm long. Sinus flat in side view, curved in at top, flat with small notch in front view. Free points 15–18 mm long, erect or curved forwards, tips thickened. Labellum curved, just visible above sinus when set, 8–10 × 2.5–3 mm, narrowed near shallowly notched apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Environment

Localised in close proximity to the parent species; found growing in coastal scrub dominated by coastal teatree in sand, and areas further inland in shrubby open forest in clay loam.
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Distribution

Pterostylis x toveyana world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:655385-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288610
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Synonyms

x Taurodium toveyanum Diplodium x toveyanum Pterostylis x toveyana