Biology:Pterostylis aneba
| Pterostylis aneba | |
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| Pterostylis aneba growing near Jindabyne | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Pterostylis |
| Species: | P. aneba
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| Pterostylis aneba | |
Pterostylis aneba is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia . It is a recently described and poorly-known greenhood similar to Pterostylis alpina and P. monticola. It has a rosette of fleshy leaves at the base of the plant and a single green and white flower. It grows in alpine and sub-alpine habitats.
Description
Pterostylis aneba is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a rosette of three to five egg-shaped leaves surrounding the base of the flowering stem. Each leaf is 30–60 mm (1–2 in) long and 8–16 mm (0.3–0.6 in) wide. A single green and white flower about 30–40 mm (1–2 in) long is borne on a spike up to 200 mm (8 in) high. The dorsal sepal and petals are fused, forming a hood or "galea" over the column. The dorsal sepal is the same length as the petals and curves forward with a pointed tip. There is a gap between the galea and the lateral sepals. The lateral sepals are erect and have thread-like tips 15–20 mm long and a slightly bulging V-shaped sinus between them. The labellum is 15–18 mm (0.6–0.7 in) long, about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide, green or brown and curved and protrudes above the sinus. Flowering occurs from December to February.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
Pterostylis aneba was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and the description was published in Australian Orchid Research from a specimen collected at Packers Swamp, west of Bemboka.[1]
Distribution and habitat
This greenhood grows in moist grassy areas in montane forest and near streams in southern New South Wales and north-eastern Victoria.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pterostylis aneba". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/616366. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jeanes, Jeff. "Pterostylis aneba". https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/8e0e82b0-ce33-4d38-b7d0-b4a4715fca96. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Pterostylis aneba". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: plantnet. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pterostylis~aneba. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q15493166 entry
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