Tropidia viridifusca Kraenzl.

Dark crown orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Tropidia

Characteristics

Stems erect, 150–300 mm long, thin, fibrous. Leaves 4–7 per stem, 50–150 × 10–20 mm, dark green, thin-textured, plicate, 3 veins prominent. Flower stem about 10 mm long, 2–7-flowered. Flowers crowded, opening widely, 8–10 × 6–8 mm, green and brown with black labellum. Dorsal sepal 8–9 × 3–4 mm, obliquely deflexed. Lateral sepals 8–9 × 3–4 mm, humped, divergent, recurved. Petals 7–8 × 2 mm, porrect. Labellum black, sharply pointed, 6–8 × 2.5–3 mm, basal pouch thick.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Environment

Highly localised; found growing on slopes in shady forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Tropidia viridifusca world distribution map, present in Australia, Norfolk Island, and Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660910-1
WFO ID wfo-0000328729
COL ID 59BH8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 671537
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Synonyms

Tropidia viridifusca