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Pterostylis areolata Petrie

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Pterostylis areolata Petrie, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 50: 210 (1917 [1918])
Pterostylis areolata Petrie

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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Petrie
Petrie
1917
1918
210
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Pterostylis areolata Petrie
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Pterostylis areolata

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areolata

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Pterostylis areolata Petrie

2n = 44
2n = 44

Pterostylis areolata Petrie

Plant c. 7–16–(25) cm. tall at fl. Stem us. erect, smooth, internodes < lvs. Lvs mostly 2–4, the shape changing from below upwards; lamina c. 3–9 × 1–2 cm., broad- to narrow-elliptic; the lowest, and those on non-flowering rosettes, sts obovate, obtuse to subacute, narrowing to broadly winged petiole; uppermost us. somewhat shorter, acute to acuminate, almost or quite sessile, often reaching but rarely overtopping fl. Fl. solitary, ovary us. erect. Dorsal sepal c. 3 cm. tall, ± erect then horizontal to down-turned, very shortly acuminate; lateral sepals diverging at a narrow angle, tips acuminate to shortly caudate, not greatly exceeding galea and often turned outwards and backwards. Petals a little shorter than dorsal sepal, very broad almost to acute tip, the exposed lateral strip often rather wide and ± flaring outwards. Labellum elliptic, only slightly arched, tip narrowly obtuse. Column as tall as or often taller than labellum; stigma elongate, us. truncate and prominent at the top.

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Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie
Pterostylis areolata Petrie

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Pterostylis areolata Petrie
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6d1538a1-001b-4c1c-a7e3-28d556f57211
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
9 September 2005
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