Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg.
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Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg., Austral. Orch. 7th plate (1876)
Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg.
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Fitzg.
Fitzg.
1876
7th plate
ICN
Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg.
species
Pterostylis cycnocephala
Classification
Descriptions
Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg.
Plant small, c. 2–10 cm. tall at fl. Stem ± hidden by lfy bracts. Rosette lvs ∞, c. 5–15 × 5–12 mm.; lamina ovate, not clearly distinct from broadly winged petiole, firm-textured, bluish green; cauline lvs smaller, sheathing. Fls (1)–2–7, each with a sheathing floral bract; per. bluish green 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 just shorter than dorsal sepal, the anterior margin quite smooth. Labellum short, broad, obtuse, produced backwards into a smoothly rounded appendage from which a thick median knob juts forward. Column short, broad; wings broader than long, ciliate over most of their free margins; stigma oblong.
Taxonomic concepts
Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg.
Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg.
Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg.
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1 January 2000
27 January 2016