Piperia colemanii

Rand. Morgan & Glicenstein

Lindleyana 8: 89, figs. 1, 2. 1993.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 575. Mentioned on page 572, 574.

Plants 16–53 cm. Stems attenuate toward tuberoid, 0.9–3 (–3.7) mm diam. distal to leaves; bracts 0–2 (–4). Leaves erect, folded, narrow, rather grasslike; blade 6–16 × 0.3–1 (–1.9) cm. Inflorescences usually sparsely flowered, (6–) 9–30 (–40) cm; rachis usually longer than peduncle; bracts 3–16 (–25) mm. Flowers translucent green, unscented; sepals 2–4 × 0.8–2 mm; dorsal sepal projecting between petals; lateral sepals strongly recurved; petals erect-recurved to sigmoid, ± falcate, linearlanceolate, 2.2–4.5 × 0.7–1.7 mm; lip projecting, strongly upcurved, subhastate, triangular-lanceolate, 2–3 (–5) × 1.2 (–3) mm, apex sometimes touching dorsal sepal; spur ± club-shaped, 1–2.5 mm, always shorter than lip; viscidia broadly ovate, 0.2–0.25 × 0.15–0.2 mm; rostellum blunt. Capsules 3–9 mm. Seeds cinnamon brown.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Open coniferous forests and chaparral
Elevation: 1300–2000 m

Discussion

Piperia colemanii is very uncommon.

In addition to the characteristics indicated in the key, Piperia colemanii may be distinguished from its more common relative, P. unalascensis, by having generally fewer stem bracts (0–2 instead of 2–5), by a deep-seated tuberoid usually 6–11 cm underground (less than 6 cm in P. unalascensis), and by a more hastate, triangular-lanceolate lip than P. unalascensis. The two species are partially sympatric and often occur in proximity, but no intermediates are known.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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self-pollination +
James D. Ackerman +  and Randall Morgan +
Rand. Morgan & Glicenstein +
indehiscent +
simple +  and sessile +
conduplicate +  and plicate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and oblanceolate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +
inconspicuous +
parallel +  and close +
1300–2000 m +
translucent green +
unscented +
ellipsoid;sausage-shaped +
Open coniferous forests and chaparral +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
lateral +  and terminal +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
petiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
duplicate +, convolute +, whorled +, opposite +, distichous +  and alternate +
ephemeral +
cauline +  and basal +
2 (?) +  and 6 (?) +
reduced +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
upcurved +  and projecting +
triangular-lanceolate +  and subhastate +
larger +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
differing in form and color +
1-many-flowered +  and cymose +
pendent +  and erect +
2.2mm;4.5mm +
erect-recurved +
falcate +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
spicate +  and many-flowered +
usually longer +
aerial +  and subterranean +
cinnamon brown +
minute +
free +, distinct +, adnate +  and connate +
foliaceous +
not +  and alike +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
club--shaped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
pendent +  and erect +
proliferous +
attenuate +
thickened +  and stout +
Piperia colemanii +
species +
ellipsoid-ovoid +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.025 cm0.25 mm <br />2.5e-4 m <br />) +
0.015 cm0.15 mm <br />1.5e-4 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
aquatic +, lithophytic +, terrestrial +  and epiphytic +
saprophytic +, photosynthetic +  and mycotrophic +