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Arethusa
Sp. Pl. 2: 950. 1753.
Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 407. 1754.
Common names: Arethusa dragon’s-mouth aréthuse
Etymology: Greek Arethusa, mythical river nymph
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Triphora trianthophoros subsp. trianthophoros Tropidia polystachya Arethusa bulbosa | Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi |
Herbs, perennial. Roots few, slender, fleshy. Stems scapose, at base a bulbous corm. Leaves solitary, basal; blade subtended by 2–3 tubular sheaths, obscurely plicate, linearlanceolate, developing during and after anthesis. Inflorescences terminal; floral bracts minute. Flowers solitary (rarely 2), resupinate, erect, showy; anther with pair of soft yellow-green pollinia; stigma emergent, with free lateral lobes. Fruits capsules, erect.
Discussion
Species 1.
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... more about "Arethusa"
separating +
self-pollination +
indehiscent +
developing +
bulbous +
North America +
absent +
minute +
symmetric +
epigynous +
showy +
bisexual +
fleshy +
3-carpellate +
connate +
free +
connate +
modified +
differing in form and color +
compound +
inferior +
anatropous +
numerous +
minute +
small +
dense +
flowering +
modified +
petaloid +
subdivided +
yellow-green +
fertile +
reduced +
creeping +
few +
fleshy +
numerous +
greener +
foliaceous +
tubular +
longitudinal +
various +
opposite +
adnate +
1;2 +
scapose +
modified +
delicate +
proliferous +
emergent +
absent +
adnate +
Arethusa +
Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae +
genus +
stolonoid +
multilayered +
spongy +
perennial +
subterranean +