familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae
tribeOrchidaceae tribe Orchideae
subtribeOrchidaceae (tribe Orchideae) subtribe Orchidinae
genusPiperia
speciesPiperia elegans
subspeciesPiperia elegans subsp. decurtata

Piperia elegans subsp. decurtata

Rand. Morgan & Glicenstein

Lindleyana 8: 93, figs. 1, 3. 1993.

James D. Ackerman, Randall Morgan
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 573. Mentioned on page 572, 574.

Plants 13–35 cm. Flowers strongly cinnamon-scented; petals greenish with broad white margin, outer and inner white border subequal; lip white; spur (3–) 5–6 mm; viscidia rectangular-ovate, 0.15–0.75 mm, nearly 2 times as long as wide.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Coastal scrub and prairie, exposed coastal bluffs
Elevation: 100 m

Distribution

V26 1171-distribution-map.jpg

Calif.

Discussion

Piperia elegans subsp. decurtata is an uncommon subspecies known only from two small populations at the tip of the Pt. Reyes peninsula, California, and separated from P. elegans subsp. elegans by only 14 km.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Piperia elegans subsp. decurtata"
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2n chromosome quantity
42 +
Anther arrangement
separating +
Anther orientation
erect +
Anther quantity
1 +
Anther reproduction
self-pollination +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
James D. Ackerman +  and Randall Morgan +
Authority
Rand. Morgan & Glicenstein +
Basionyms
Platanthera elegans +
Berry dehiscence
indehiscent +
Between pedicel and peduncle layer life cycle
abscission +
Blade architecture
simple +  and sessile +
Blade arrangement
conduplicate +  and plicate +
Blade atypical length
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (38 cm380 mm <br />0.38 m <br />) +
Blade length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Blade shape
lanceolate +  and oblanceolate +
Blade width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Bract atypical quantity
4 (12) +
Bract quantity
12;37 +
Bract some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Capsule some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
Caudicle fixation
attached +
Caudicle prominence
inconspicuous +
Cauline bract shape
ovate +
Cell arrangement
parallel +  and close +
Column height or length or size
short +
Connective size or width
narrow +
Distribution
Calif. +
Dorsal sepal fusion
free +
Dorsal sepal shape
Ovate (Oblong) +
Elevation
100 m +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Extrafloral nectary presence
absent +
Flower architecture
sessile +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower coloration
white +
Flower fragrance
strong +
Flower odor
cinnamon-scented +
Flower orientation
resupinate +
Flower position
epigynous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule architecture
sessile +
Fruits capsule orientation
erect +
Fruits capsule shape
ellipsoid;sausage-shaped +
Fruits capsule texture
fleshy +
Gynoecium architecture
3-carpellate +
Gynoecium fusion
connate +
Habitat
Coastal scrub and prairie, exposed coastal bluffs +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Inflorescence architecture
flowered +
Inflorescence position
lateral +  and terminal +
Inflorescence shape
cylindric +
Inflorescence some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal fusion
adnate +
Lateral sepal length or size
slightly longer +
Lateral sepal orientation
widespreading +
Lateral sepal quantity
3 +
Lateral sepal shape
ovate-elliptic +  and oblong-lanceolate +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
Leaf architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Leaf arrangement
duplicate +, convolute +, whorled +, opposite +, distichous +  and alternate +
Leaf duration
ephemeral +
Leaf growth form or orientation
prostrate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf quantity
2 (?) +  and 6 (?) +
Leaf size
reduced +
Lip base fusion
adnate +
Lip coloration
white +
Lip length
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Lip orientation
recurved +
Lip shape
triangular-lanceolate +  and lanceolate +
Lip size
larger +
Lip width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coloration
white +
Margin width
broad +
Median petal development
modified +
Median petal size
differing in form and color +
Midrib size or width
thickened +
Midrib width
broad +
Midvein coloration
green +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer and inner border coloration
white +
Outer and inner border size
subequal +
Ovary architecture
compound +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
numerous +
Ovule size
minute +
Packet size
small +
Panicle architecture
1-many-flowered +  and cymose +
Panicle architecture or arrangement
lax +
Panicle density
dense +
Panicle life cycle
flowering +
Panicle orientation
pendent +  and erect +
Part development
modified +
Perianth architecture
petaloid +
Petal atypical length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Petal coloration
greenish +
Petal course
straight +
Petal length
4mm;6mm +
Petal orientation
recurved +  and spreading +
Petal quantity
3 +
Petal shape
ovate;oblong-lanceolate +
Petal width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Aug–Sep. +
Pollen-grain architecture or shape
subdivided +
Pollen-grain pubescence or relief or texture
granular +
Pollinarium quantity
2 +
Pollinium architecture
sectile +
Pollinium quantity
2 (?) +
Portion reproduction
fertile +
Pseudobulb size
reduced +
Publication title
Lindleyana +
Publication year
1993 +
Raceme architecture
spicate +  and many-flowered +
Rachis height or length or size
shorter +
Reference
None +
Rhizome growth form or orientation
creeping +
Root location
aerial +  and subterranean +
Root quantity
few +
Root texture
fleshy +
Rostellum shape
blunt +
Seed coloration
cinnamon brown +
Seed quantity
numerous +
Seed size
minute +
Sepal architecture
1-3-veined +
Sepal coloration
white +
Sepal fusion
free +, distinct +, adnate +  and connate +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal texture
foliaceous +
Sepal variability
not +  and alike +
Sepal width
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Sort variability
various +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26 1171.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Spur atypical some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Spur course
curved +
Spur orientation
deflexed +
Spur shape
clavate +  and filiform +
Spur some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
1;2 +
Stem architecture
simple +
Stem development
modified +
Stem diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Stem fragility
delicate +
Stem orientation
pendent +  and erect +
Stem position or shape
distal +
Stem reproduction
proliferous +
Stem shape
swollen +
Stem size
thickened +  and stout +
Stigma arrangement
confluent +
Stigma shape
concave +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style fusion
adnate +
Taxon family
Orchidaceae +
Taxon name
Piperia elegans subsp. decurtata +
Taxon parent
Piperia elegans +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tuberoid architecture
stolonoid +
Tuberoid shape
ellipsoid-ovoid +
Velaman architecture
multilayered +
Velaman texture
spongy +
Viscidium l w ratio
2 +
Viscidium length
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Viscidium shape
rectangular-ovate +
Viscidium some measurement
0.015 cm0.15 mm <br />1.5e-4 m <br /> (0.075 cm0.75 mm <br />7.5e-4 m <br />) +
Viscidium width
0.015 cm0.15 mm <br />1.5e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
73 cm730 mm <br />0.73 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Whole organism coloration
green +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
terrestrial +
Whole organism habitat
aquatic +, lithophytic +, terrestrial +  and epiphytic +
Whole organism location
subterranean +
Whole organism nutrition
saprophytic +, photosynthetic +  and mycotrophic +
Whole organism pubescence
glabrous +
Whole organism some measurement
13cm (35cm) +
Whorl quantity
2 +
X chromosome quantity
21 +