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Corybas longipetalus
Corybas longipetalus (Ridl.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19 (1923) 21
Type: Kloss s.n. (Utakwa valley, without locality) (holo BM; iso BISH, K)
Synonyms:
- Corysanthes longipetala Ridl., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 9 (1916) 207 ('longipetalus')
- Calcearia longipetala (Ridl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13 (2002) 445
Stems 1.5 cm long. Leaf ovate, entire, sessile, subacute, 2 cm long, 1.5 cm. wide, glabrous. Ovary 5 cm long. Median sepal narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, 1.5 cm long. Lateral sepals narrower, similar to the petals. Petals linear, filiform, 3 cm long. Lip at the base tubular, not spurred, rather thick, 0.5 cm long; blade broadly orbicular, fimbriate, 1 cm wide. Column very short. Anther as long as the column, thecae elliptic, rounded. Column wings large, elliptic, rounded. Rostellum entire. Stigma rather large. Pollinia elliptic, oblong. (After Ridley, 1916, as Corysanthes longipetala Ridl.).
Not recorded.
Not known.
Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).
Papua (Indonesia). See map
Not known
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Orchidoideae
- Tribe Diurideae
- Subtribe Acianthinae
- Genus Corybas
- Species Corybas longipetalus
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Corybas longipetalus
Corybas longipetalus (Ridl.) Schltr., draughtsperson not known, possibly Pieter van Royen, in Phanerog. Monogr. 16 (1983) 59, fig. 12
Corybas longipetalus
Corysanthes longipetala Ridl., herbarium sheet, holotype specimen (BM)