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Phreatia repens

Phreatia repens

Phreatia repens J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 39 (1910) 19

Type: Römer, von 1299 (holo BO)

Rhizome creeping, elongated, sheaths membranous covered with. Pseudobulbs distant, somewhat appressed to the rhizome, very small, 0.4 cm long, 2-leaved. Leaves linear, obliquely obtuse or unequally 2-lobed, in the basal part conduplicate, when dried 1.5-3.5 by 0.1-0.16 cm; leaf-sheaths in the basal part tubular, 0.7-1.2 cm long. Inflorescences much longer than the leaves, erect, laxly several-flowered; peduncle thin, terete, c. 8 cm long; peduncle-scales tubular, acute, to 0.95 cm long; rachis angular, 3.2-3.8 cm long. Floral bracts appressed, 5-angular, subulate-acuminate, acute, concave, somewhat flexuose, to 0.3 by 0.15 cm. Flowers very small, 0.28 cm long. Median sepal reflexed, oblong-ovate, slightly acuminate, acute, convex, 1-nerved, 0.2 by 0.1 cm. Lateral sepals obliquely ovate, subfalcate, acutely acuminate, 0.2 by 0.14 cm. Petals ovate, at the base somewhat clawed-contracted, obtuse, 1-nerved, 0.15 cm long, almost 0.1 cm wide. Lip shortly clawed, 1-nerved, when flattened in total 0.15 cm long; claw concave, on either side rounded-dilated, inside with two calli; blade triangular-reniform, obtuse, at the base on either side rounded, minutely erose, papillose, 0.13 by 0.17 cm. Column very short, dorsally strongly convex, 0.06 cm long; clinandrium deeply concave; stigma transversely elliptic, deeply concave; column-foot pointing backwards, appressed to the ovary, short, at the apex incurved, 0.05 cm long. Anther cucullate, 5-angular-reniform, obtuse, 0.05 cm wide, connective swollen. Ovary with pedicel clavate; ovary finely warty, 0.15 cm long; pedicel 0.13 cm long.
(After Smith, 1911)


Flower white, anther yellow.

Terrestrial in montane forest; 2577 m.

Malesia (New Guinea).

Papua (Indonesia). See map

distribution map

Cool growing terrestrial.

November.

  • Smith, J.J., Nova Guinea 8, 3 (1911) 601, t. 110A
  • Family Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily Epidendroideae
  • Tribe Podochileae
  • Subtribe Thelasiinae
  • Genus Phreatia
  • Section Bulbophreatia
  • Species Phreatia repens

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Phreatia repens

Phreatia repens J.J.Sm., floral analysis, drawing J.J. Smith, from von Römer 1299

Phreatia repens

Phreatia repens J.J.Sm., habit, drawing Natadipoera, from von Römer 1299

Phreatia repens

Phreatia repens J.J.Sm., herbarium sheet, Römer, von 1299 (holotype specimen BO)