Pseudorchis

Seguier

Pl. Veron. 3: 254. 1754.

Common names: Small white orchid
Etymology: Greek pseudo, false, and the generic name Orchis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 549. Mentioned on page 497.
 TaxonIllustrator 
FNA26 Plate 090.jpegPonthieva racemosa
Pseudorchis albida subsp. straminea
Galearis spectabilis
Barbara Alongi
Barbara Alongi
Barbara Alongi

Herbs, perennial, rather succulent. Roots fasciculate, fleshy, both slender and digitately divided tuberoids. Stems leafy, leaves gradually reduced apically, generally to bracts proximal to inflorescence. Leaves few to several, ascending-spreading, conduplicate, bases sheathing. Inflorescences terminal, solitary, rather dense spikes; floral bracts foliaceous, prominently exserted to reduced and inconspicuous. Flowers several to many, resupinate; lip deeply 3-lobed, lobes entire, nearly equal, base spurred; anther cells parallel; pollinia 2, pollinaria 2, separated by thick, fleshy, laminar projection of midlobe of rostellum, free viscidia sheltered within pockets formed by auriculate lateral rostellum lobes; stigma concave. Fruits capsules.

Distribution

ne North America, Europe, n Atlantic Islands

Discussion

Species 2 or 3 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

... more about "Pseudorchis"
self-pollination +
Charles J. Sheviak +
Seguier +
spurred +  and sheathing +
indehiscent +
not +  and articulate +
conduplicate +  and plicate +
flattened +, triangular +  and cylindric +
Small white orchid +
ne North America +, Europe +  and n Atlantic Islands +
Greek pseudo, false, and the generic name Orchis +
3-merous +, sessile +  and pedicellate +
several;many +
lateral +  and terminal +
petiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
duplicate +, convolute +, whorled +, opposite +, distichous +  and alternate +
ascending-spreading +
cauline +  and basal +
Few (?) +  and Several (?) +
reduced +
3-lobed +
larger +
differing in form and color +
1-many-flowered +  and cymose +
pendent +  and erect +
aerial +  and subterranean +
slender +
minute +
free +, distinct +, adnate +  and connate +
foliaceous +
not +  and alike +
pendent +  and erect +
proliferous +
thickened +  and stout +
Pseudorchis +
Orchidaceae (tribe Orchideae) subtribe Orchidinae +
aquatic +, lithophytic +, terrestrial +  and epiphytic +
saprophytic +, photosynthetic +  and mycotrophic +