Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

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Name scientific

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) Part I, 246, t. 56A (1853)

Preferred name

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Taxonomy reference

Parsons, M.J.; Douglass, P.; Macmillan, B.H. 1998: Current Names List for wild Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons (except Grasses) of New Zealand as used in Herbarium CHR. Version 1, to 31 Dec 1995. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hook.f.

Authors

Hook.f.

Publication place

Hooker, J.D. 1852–1853 ("1853"): The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839–1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part I. Flowering plants. Lovell Reeve, London.

Year published

1853

Publication page

246, t. 56A

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Adenochilus gracilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Adenochilus

Species

gracilis

Descriptions

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Description

2n = 38

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Description

Plant at fl. c. 5–20 cm. tall. Stem erect, slender. Green cauline lf sessile, us. about ½ way up stem, c. 1–2 cm. long, ovate to ovate-oblong, acute to subacute, ± cordate at base, occ. shallowly notched. Petiolate lf from horizontal rhizome emerging through a cylindric scale-lf and us. distant from flowering stem; lamina similar to that of cauline lf. Empty floral bract us. present between lf and solitary fl. but occ. 2 fls develop. Per. c. 1–1.5–(2) cm. diam., the outer surfaces with short, fine, ± glandular pubescence. Sepals lanceolate, acute; dorsal greenish, arched over column; lateral whitish, widespreading. Petals similar to sepals. Labellum much shorter and ± hidden under dorsal sepal; disc with transverse reddish stripes, calli yellow. Column reddish inside, wings membr. and pale.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Adenochilus Hook.f.

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Parsons, M.J.; Douglass, P.; Macmillan, B.H. (1998)

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Adenochilus gracilis Hook.f.

[Not available]

Metadata

Record id

8d2b768b-3279-4f98-87d9-89516ab00ba2

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

25 November 2010

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