Biology:Serpenticaulis wolfei
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| Serpenticaulis wolfei | |
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| Illustration by Lewis Roberts | |
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| (unranked): | Monocots
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| Genus: | Serpenticaulis
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| Species: | S. wolfei
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| Serpenticaulis wolfei (B.Gray & D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
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Bulbophyllum wolfei B.Gray & D.L.Jones | |
Serpenticaulis wolfei (previously Bulbophyllum wolfei), the fleshy snake orchid, is a species of orchid found in Queensland, Australia, from the Carbine Tableland to Mount Windsor Tableland at altitudes of 900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft)
Description
Thin, creeping and branched rhizomes. Widely spaced pseudobulbs, 4–9 millimetres (0.16–0.35 in) × 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in). Flowers April to September. The nodding flowers are 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) across, cream with dark red stripes on the petals. The leaves are small, thick and fleshy and the labellum is about 5 mm (0.20 in) long.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Jones (2006), p. 433.
References
- Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (2002) "Nomenclatural changes in the Australian and New Zealand Bulbophyllinae and Eriinae (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(11): 500. [comb. nov.]
- Jones, David L. (2006). A complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia, including the island territories. New Holland Publishers, Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. 2086 Australia. ISBN:1-877069-12-4.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7455109 entry
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