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Species information Abo ut Reso urces Hom e A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Aphyllorchis queenslandica Click on images to enlarge Family Orchidaceae Scientific Name Aphyllorchis queenslandica Dockrill Dockrill, A.W. (1965) Orchadian 1: 115. Type: Queensland, Helenvale, May 1962, C. Le Roy: Holo: QRS. Common name Herbarium specimen. Copyright CSIRO Yellow Pauper Orchid Stem Above ground part of the plant (peduncle + inflorescence) about 65-90 cm tall. Leaves Plant devoid of chlorophyll. 'Leaves' (bracts) about 8-10 per plant, sessile, about 0.5-3 x 0.6-1.1 cm. Bracts 3-veined, venation longitudinal and parallel. Flowers Sepals about 13 x 2.5 mm. Petals about 11 x 2 mm, labellum larger. Labellum cream, margins upturned, purple. Column purple at the base, but yellow towards the apex. Stamen fused to the style to form a column. Staminal column about 7 x 1.5 mm. Ovary about 12 x 2 mm, outer surface with 6 longitudinal ribs. Fruit Inflorescence about 40-70 cm long, usually 6-12-flowered. Peduncle with up to 10 stem-clasping bracts, each bract about 5-20 x 6-10 mm. Bracts subtending the flowers about 10 x 2 mm and are not stem-clasping. Flowers about 20 mm wide on pedicels about 2-3 mm long. Sepals about 11-13 c 3-4 mm. Petals about 11 x 3 mm. Labellum about 6 x 2.5 mm. Column about 6-8 x 1.5 mm, curved, semi-cylindrical. Anther sessile, about 2 x 1.75 mm, broader than the column. Ovary about 18-22 mm long, placentas 3, ovules numerous. Seedlings Features not available. Distribution and Ecology Occurs in CYP and NEQ. Altitudinal range from near sea level to 400 m. This species may also occur more widely in Malesia under other names. Natural History & Notes Plants lack chlorophyll and live as saprophytes. Herb (herbaceous or woody, under 1 m tall) X RFK Code 6045 CC-BY Australian Tropical Herbarium unless otherwise indicated in the images..

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