Pterygodium hastatum Bolus

Species

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Characteristics

Plants slender, to 350 mm tall; leaves 2-4, ovate-oblong, to 210 x 60 mm. Inflorescences lax, to 80 mm long, 2-numerous-flowered; bracts ovate-acute, to 20 x 5 mm. Flowers c. 20 x 15 mm, pale green with small purple dots on petal and median sepal apices; ovaries 8-10 mm long. Median sepal oblong-elliptic, subacute, 8-14 x 4-5 mm, adnate to the petals; lateral sepals spreading, elliptic, sacªcate, apices recurved, 7-12 x 3-4 mm. Petals subrotund, margin erose, somewhat undulate, 6-10 x 8-12 mm. Lip broadly rounded, erose, 3x3-5 mm; appendage 3-pointed apically, 4-7 x 3 mm. Stigma lobes narrowly elliptic, at the base of the lip appendage posteriorly, 1 mm long; rostellum c. 2 mm tall, arms c. 1.5 mm long.
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Plants terrestrial, slender, 0.13-0.35 m high. Leaves 2-4, ovate-oblong, up to 210 x 60 mm. Inflorescence lax, up to 80 mm long, 2-many flowers. Flowers 20 x 15 mm, pale green with small purple dots on petal and median sepal apices. Sepals unequal; median sepal oblong-elliptic, subacute, 8-14 x 4-5 mm, adnate to petals; lateral sepals spreading, elliptic, saccate, apices recurved, 7-12 x 3-4 mm. Petals subrotund, margins erose, undulate, 6-10 x 8-12 mm. Lip broadly rounded, erose, acute, 3 x 3-5 mm long, appendage 3-pointed, 4-7 x 3 mm. Flowering time Jan.-Mar.
Slender herb, up to 0.35 m high. Flowers: inflorescence lax, 2-many; lip apex erose; lip appendage 3-pointed, bright green within; sepals bright green; petals white with small purple dots at apex; Jan., Feb.
Slender herb, up to 350 mm tall. Inflorescence lax, flowers 2 to numerous. Lip apex erose. Lip appendage 3-pointed, bright green within. Flowers green and white with small purple dots at apices of petals.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.35
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

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Distribution

Pterygodium hastatum world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:655414-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288662
COL ID 4Q78S
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Synonyms

Pterygodium hastatum