Species Information - Agrostophyllum reeveanum

Agrostophyllum reeveanum Ormerod, Orchadian 17 (2012) 234, fig.

Type: T.M. Reeve 2650 (holo K; iso LAE, NSW).

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Epiphytic herb. Roots and rhizome not seen. Stem fragment semiterete, compressed, c. 16 leaved, covered by leaf sheaths, 19 by 0.25 cm, 0.4 cm wide across the leaf sheaths. Leaves , erect, thin, linear-lanceolate, 10.5-11.by 0.40-0.43 cm; leaf sheaths in upper half split open, , with triangular to lanceolate stipules with acute apex 0.05-0.08 cm long; apex equally to inequally 2-dentate. Inflorescence terminal, a loosely flowered capitulum with several bracts, sheaths and flowers c. 3 cm diam. Pedicel and ovary terete, c. 0.75 cm long. Median sepal lanceolate, 0.61 by 0.25 cm; apex acute; 5-nerved; thinly carinate towards the apex. Lateral sepals obliquely ovate-lanceolate, 0.8 (7.5 mm long along midrib) by 0.29 cm; apex acute; 5-nerved; thinly carinate in apical third. Petals ligulate-lanceolate; apex acute; 3-nerved, 0.56 by 0.15 cm. Lip 3-lobed, c. 0.775 cm long (including the 0.075 cm long acumen); hypochile retrorse saccate, sac 0.11 cm long, lateral lobes rounded-truncate, c. 0.3 by 0.2 cm; ligula subquadrate, 2-dentate, papillose, exceeding lateral lobes by c. 0.08 cm; epichile trilobulate, trapeziform, 0.49 (including acumen) by 0.55 cm, midlobe transversely oblong, c. 0.13 (without acumen) by 0.3 cm. Column obliquely erect, semiterete, 0.35 cm long (without anther).
(after Ormerod 2012)

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