Taeniophyllum confertum B.Gray & D.L.Jones

Crowded ribbonroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Taeniophyllum

Characteristics

Plants single, forming a small clump. Roots numerous, flat in cross-section, 30–150 × 2–3 mm, dull green. Stems 1–2 mm long. Racemes 1–4 mm long, covered with green, overlapping, triangular bracts, 5–10-flowered. Flowers tubular, 4–5 × 2 mm, pale green, opening singly. Sepals and petals fleshy, fused near base, free in upper half, segments spreading slightly, petals shorter than sepals. Labellum boat-shaped, c. 3 × 1 mm, green, fleshy, with small, triangular, blunt apical tooth; spur c. 2 mm long, ovoid, held in line with labellum. Capsules c. 15 × 4 mm, triangular in cross-section.
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Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Localised; found growing on twigs and smaller branches of rainforest trees.
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Distribution

Taeniophyllum confertum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:905370-1
WFO ID wfo-0000320270
COL ID 54HG6
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Taeniophyllum confertum