View source for Ponthieva ← Ponthieva 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=Ponthieva |accepted_authority=R. Brown |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=in W. Aiton and W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew. |place=5: 199. 1813 |year=1813 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae;Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae;Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Cranichidinae;Ponthieva |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Cranichidinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Ponthieva]]</div></div> |etymology=For Henri de Ponthieu, a West Indian merchant who sent plant collections to Sir Joseph Banks in 1778 |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 498 |treatment_page=page 547 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism growth form or habitat;whole_organism habitat;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> terrestrial, rarely epiphytic, sympodial.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="root architecture or arrangement;root texture;root pubescence"><b>Roots </b>fasciculate, fleshy, villous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="stem architecture;stem architecture"><b>Stems </b>simple, rhizomatous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf architecture;leaf position"><b>Leaves </b>mostly basal, subsessile to petiolate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade architecture;blade width;blade fragility">blade not articulate, thin, delicate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence quantity;raceme architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, few to many-flowered racemes;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="peduncle architecture;peduncle pubescence">peduncles bracteate, glandular-pubescent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower orientation;flower orientation;flower orientation;flower shape"><b>Flowers </b>not resupinate, erect or suberect, dishlike;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="perianth orientation">perianth spreading;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="dorsal sepal fusion">dorsal sepal lightly adherent to petals at apex;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="lateral sepal fusion;lateral sepal fusion">lateral sepals distinct or connate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="petal fusion;petal fusion;petal shape;petal shape;petal prominence">petals free or adnate to basal flanks of column, obliquely triangular, clawed, conspicuous, often forming “pseudolip”;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="lip fusion;lip shape;lip shape;lip texture">lip adnate to base of column, distinctly to obscurely clawed, deeply concave, fleshy;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="column shape;column shape;column architecture;column height or length or size;apex shape">column semiterete, dilated and slightly winged distally, short, apex pointed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="anther position;rostellum orientation">anther adaxial, erect behind rostellum;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="pollinium quantity;pollinium coloration;pollinium shape;pollinium fusion;pollinium texture;pollinium pubescence or texture;pollinium fixation">pollinia 4, bright-yellow, clavate, joined in pairs, firm but somewhat mealy, attached to caudicles;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="stigma architecture or shape">stigma entire;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="viscidium position or structure subtype">viscidium terminal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="ovary architecture;ovary pubescence">pedicellate ovary pubescent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s19" data-properties="fruits capsule orientation;fruits capsule shape"><b>Fruits </b>capsules, suberect, ellipsoid [obovoid].</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Tropical and subtropical;North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America |discussion=<p>Species 25 (2 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Perianth more than 5 mm; petals conspicuously striped green, 3.5–5 mm wide; lip distinctly clawed, suborbiculate; leaves present at anthesis; shady broadleaf forests. |[[Ponthieva racemosa|Ponthieva racemosa]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Perianth less than 5 mm; petals not conspicuously striped green, 1.5 mm wide; lip indistinctly clawed, obovate; leaves withering or absent at anthesis; open pinelands. |[[Ponthieva brittoniae|Ponthieva brittoniae]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Ponthieva |author=James D. Ackerman |authority=R. Brown |rank=genus |parent rank=subtribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orchidaceae |distribution=Tropical and subtropical;North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America |reference=None |publication title=in W. Aiton and W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew. |publication year=1813 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_1116.xml |subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae |tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae |subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Cranichidinae |genus=Ponthieva |anther position=adaxial |apex shape=pointed |blade architecture=not articulate |blade fragility=delicate |blade width=thin |column architecture=winged |column height or length or size=short |column shape=dilated;semiterete |dorsal sepal fusion=adherent |flower orientation=suberect;erect;not resupinate |flower shape=dishlike |fruits capsule orientation=suberect |fruits capsule shape=ellipsoid |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |inflorescence quantity=few |lateral sepal fusion=connate;distinct |leaf architecture=subsessile;petiolate |leaf position=basal |lip fusion=adnate |lip shape=concave;clawed |lip texture=fleshy |ovary architecture=pedicellate |ovary pubescence=pubescent |peduncle architecture=bracteate |peduncle pubescence=glandular-pubescent |perianth orientation=spreading |petal fusion=adnate;free |petal prominence=conspicuous |petal shape=clawed;triangular |pollinium coloration=bright-yellow |pollinium fixation=attached |pollinium fusion=joined |pollinium pubescence or texture=mealy |pollinium quantity=4 |pollinium shape=clavate |pollinium texture=firm |raceme architecture=many-flowered |root architecture or arrangement=fasciculate |root pubescence=villous |root texture=fleshy |rostellum orientation=erect |stem architecture=rhizomatous;simple |stigma architecture or shape=entire |viscidium position or structure subtype=terminal |whole_organism architecture=sympodial |whole_organism growth form=herb |whole_organism growth form or habitat=terrestrial |whole_organism habitat=epiphytic }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Cranichidinae]] 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 Ponthieva.