Taeniophyllum norfolkianum D.L.Jones, B.Gray & M.A.Clem.

Norfolk island ribbonroot (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Plants single, forming small clump. Roots round in cross-section, 15–30 × 1–2 mm, green. Stems c. 1 mm long. Racemes 15–25 mm long, thread-like, glabrous, apex zigzagged and with spreading bracts, 5–12-flowered. Flowers tubular, c. 2.2 × 1.5 mm, yellowish green, opening one at a time; buds, open flowers and capsules sometimes present simultaneously. Sepals and petals fleshy, fused at base, spreading in upper half. Dorsal sepal c. 1.5 × 0.6 mm. Lateral sepals 1.5 × 0.6 mm. Petals c. 1.3 × 0.7 mm. Labellum boat-shaped, c. 1.6 mm long, obscurely 3-lobed with small, pointed, apical tooth; spur c. 1.3 mm long, more or less parallel with ovary.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Highly localised; found growing on lower trunks and relatively young, leafy branches of large trees of Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla).
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Taeniophyllum norfolkianum world distribution map, present in Australia and Norfolk Island

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77077492-1
WFO ID wfo-0000810373
COL ID 7BHXL
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Synonyms

Taeniophyllum norfolkianum