Family Orchidaceae Subfamily Orchidoideae Tribe Diurideae Subtribe Drakaeinae
Diuridinae Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orch. Pl. 442 (1840) 506. Type: Diuris J.J.Sm.
Synonyms:
- IN PREPARATION
Terrestrials, herbaceous, glabrous. Tubers elongate, naked. Leaf 1-several, convolute, sessile, much longer than wide, erect, channeled. lnflorescence racemose. Flowers resupinate, dull or brightly coloured. Sepals distinctly dissimilar from the petals. Petals reduced or clawed. Lip immobile on the base of the column; blade three-lobed, with out calli. Column with starnen and style almos t free; column foot absent; pollinarium present; pollinia four. Fruit a clehiscent capsule.
(after Jones 2001)
IN PREPARATION
- Jones, D.L. Subtribe Drakaeinae. In Pridgeon, A. M., P.J. Cribb, M.W. Chase & F.N. Rasmussen (Ed.). Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part 2), Vanilloideae. (2003) 134.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Diurideae
- Subtribe Drakaeinae
Subtribe Drakaeinae in New Guinea contains 1 Genus:
Arthrochilus
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