Tribonanthes purpurea T.D.Macfarl. & Hopper

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Haemodoraceae > Tribonanthes

Characteristics

Scape 3-4 cm tall. Flower solitary and partially enclosed by 2 broad overlapping leaf-like bracts with wide pinkish purple margins. Flower fragrance unknown. Perianth lobes narrowly elliptic or narrowly obovate, erect, 7.5-8 mm long, 2.3-3.4 mm wide, length : maximum width ratio 2.5-3.2, pinkish purple, minutely ciliate, otherwise glabrous. Filament appendage scarcely developed, much shorter than anther tip.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.04
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Environment

Grows in moss swards and herbfields in seasonally wet soil.
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Distribution

Tribonanthes purpurea world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:932531-1
WFO ID wfo-0000590942
COL ID 586CK
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Synonyms

Tribonanthes purpurea