Thelymitra longifolia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Maikuku (maori) (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Plant at fl. c. 5–50 cm. tall. Lf c. 10–20 mm. wide, strap-shaped, often ± ridged, especially abaxially, thick but flaccid. Infl. c. 1–10–(20)-fld. Per. c. 8–15 mm. long, ± reddish green externally, internally us. white, occ. pink, without stripes or spots. Dorsal sepal slightly broader than laterals. Petals and labellum alike, ovate, subacute. Column-arms terete, us. bent inward; cilia very ∞, white, short and crowded in globose masses lying ± under post-anther lobe; post-anther lobe overtopping anther, us. dark and smooth above middle and ± yellowish on the cucullate semicircular margin.
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An orchid. It can be 6-40 cm high. The leaves are narrow and grass like. The flowers can vary in colour from green, white, pink or mauve-blue. The tubers are white and shiny. They are 25 mm long. They are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.45
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows throughout New Zealand. It occurs from sea level to fairly high altitudes. It grows in moist climates.
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Rocks, banks and open ground from the maritime to the sub-alpine zones on North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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Edible roots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Thelymitra longifolia world distribution map, present in Norfolk Island and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660058-1
WFO ID wfo-0000323017
COL ID 7BVZ4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 673491
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Serapias regularis Thelymitra alba Thelymitra cornuta Thelymitra forsteri Thelymitra longifolia Thelymitra longifolia var. alba Thelymitra nemoralis