View source for Arethusa ← Arethusa You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Arethusa |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=2: 950. 1753 |year=1753 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 407. 1754 |year=1754 }} |common_names=Arethusa;dragon’s-mouth;aréthuse |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae;Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae;Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae;Arethusa |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Arethusa]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek Arethusa, mythical river nymph |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 497, 598 |treatment_page=page 596 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="root quantity;root size;root texture"><b>Roots </b>few, slender, fleshy.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="stem architecture;corm architecture"><b>Stems </b>scapose, at base a bulbous corm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf architecture or arrangement or growth form"><b>Leaves </b>solitary, basal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade architecture or arrangement or shape or vernation;blade development;sheath quantity;sheath shape">blade subtended by 2–3 tubular sheaths, obscurely plicate, linearlanceolate, developing during and after anthesis.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="floral bract size">floral bracts minute.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower architecture or arrangement or growth form;flower orientation;flower orientation;flower prominence"><b>Flowers </b>solitary (rarely 2), resupinate, erect, showy;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="pollinium pubescence or texture;pollinium coloration">anther with pair of soft yellow-green pollinia;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="stigma location;lateral lobe fusion">stigma emergent, with free lateral lobes.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="fruits capsule orientation"><b>Fruits </b>capsules, erect.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America |discussion=<p>Species 1.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Arethusa |author=Charles J. Sheviak;Paul M. Catling |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=subtribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orchidaceae |distribution=North America |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753;1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_1218.xml |subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae |tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae |subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae |genus=Arethusa |blade architecture or arrangement or shape or vernation=plicate |blade development=developing |corm architecture=bulbous |floral bract size=minute |flower architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |flower orientation=erect;resupinate |flower prominence=showy |fruits capsule orientation=erect |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |lateral lobe fusion=free |leaf architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |pollinium coloration=yellow-green |pollinium pubescence or texture=soft |root quantity=few |root size=slender |root texture=fleshy |sheath quantity=2;3 |sheath shape=tubular |stem architecture=scapose |stigma location=emergent |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Orchidaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Arethusa.