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Classification
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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Aporostylis Rupp & Hatch, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 70: 60 (1946)
Type Taxon:
Description
Fl. us. solitary; floral bract often partly enclosing ovary. Per. glandular-pubescent; dorsal sepal uppermost, shallowly concave; lateral sepals and petals narrower, subsimilar, spreading. Labellum sessile, undivided, broadly expanded; margins entire; calli ± linear, in longitudinal rows. Column elongate, erect to slightly curved, winged; anther terminal, apiculate, papillose, pollinia 2 per cell, pollen finely granular; stigma discoid; rostellum median. Plants terrestrial, with glandular hairs; tubers globose-conical, us. produced at some distance from parent plant. Lvs 2, glandular-hairy, lanceolate to oblong. Monotypic endemic genus, said to have the column of a and the habit of a .
[From: Moore and Edgar (1970) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 2.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Rupp, H.M.R.; Hatch, E. D. 1946: Relation of the Orchid Flora of Australia to that of New Zealand. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 70: 53–61.
