Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
Details
Pterostylis mutica R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 328 (1810)
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
Nomenclature
R.Br.
R.Br.
1810
328
ICN
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
species
Pterostylis mutica
Classification
Descriptions
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
Plant small, c. 2–10 cm. tall at fl. Stem ± hidden by lfy bracts. Rosette lvs ∞, c. 5–15 × 3–10 mm.; lamina almost rhombic, not clearly distinct from broadly winged petiole, firm-textured, sts alveolate, bluish or yellowish green or brownish; cauline lvs smaller, sheathing. Fls (1)–2–6, each with a sheathing floral bract; per. greenish or brownish with pale stripes. Dorsal sepal 5–10 mm. tall, broad, apiculate; lateral sepals little shorter, almost completely connate into a flat lamina bidentate at tip, strongly deflexed in fully open fl. Petals shorter than dorsal sepal, the anterior margin minutely denticulate. Labellum short, broad, obtuse, produced backwards into a smoothly rounded appendage with a low median ridge. Column short, broad; wings broader than long, ciliate over most of their free margins; stigma broadly oval.
Taxonomic concepts
Hymenochilus muticus (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
Hymenochilus muticus (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
Pterostylis mutica R.Br.
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scientific name
Names_Plants
13 March 2002
9 April 2015