Plectorrhiza erecta
| Plectorrhiza erecta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Plectorrhiza |
| Species: | P. erecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectorrhiza erecta (Fitzg.) Dockrill (1967)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plectorrhiza erecta is a flowering plant in the orchid family. The specific epithet alludes to its erect habit.[1]
Description
It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with erect, wiry stems growing to about 30 cm in height, supported by thick, bent, tangled white roots. The fleshy, light green leaves are 30 mm long and 10 mm wide, tapered at both ends. The small, yellowish orange flowers, blotched within with purplish brown, have cream-coloured labella and purple columns.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, where it is rare or locally abundant at intermediate elevations.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 " Plectorrhiza erecta ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-13.
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