Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Asparagales Link
Family
Orchidaceae Juss.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Prasophyllum R.Br.
 Description

Raceme of few to many fls; floral bracts small, much < ovary. Per. glab., labellum uppermost; dorsal sepal concave or recurved; lateral sepals narrower, connate to free; petals us. shorter. Labellum ± trulliform, us. erect and concave towards base, recurved distally, sts movable on well-developed claw; calli on limb simple and ± longitudinal. Column short; wings in form of 2 free lateral processes; anther dorsal, erect, little taller than stigma; pollinia ± bilobed in each cell, pollen in ∞ small oblong masses; stigma disc-shaped; rostellum prominent, becoming detached with thread-like stipe to which pollen-masses adhere. Plants terrestrial, glab.; tuber oval, us. produced close to that of previous year. Lf solitary; sheath long; lamina terete, ± hollow, sts very small.

[From: Moore and Edgar (1970) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 2.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Prasophyllum R.Br.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)2
Total2
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.