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Classification
Traunsteinera globosa (L.) Rchb.
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: OrchidinaeGenus: Traunsteinera
Species:
Traunsteinera globosa (L.) Rchb.
Usage:
accepted
WCM Protologue Reference:
(L.) Rchb., Fl. Saxon.: 87 (1842)
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Synonyms: 16
SUMMARY
Stem 15-65 cm, erect, curved, with 2-3 leaves and 2-3 pinkish bracts above. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or subobovate. Spike pyramidal-globose, becoming ellipsoid. Bracts lanceolate, 1- to 3-veined, as long as or longer than the ovary. Flowers pinkish-lilac; inner perianth-segments and labellum with purple spots. Outer perianth-segments 5-6 mm; inner slightly shorter. Labellum c. 4.5 x 3 mm, almost square, widened at the base, deeply 3-lobed to c. «-way; lateral lobes ovate, obtuse or acute; middle lobe broadly oblong, the apex sometimes denticulate. Spur 1/3-1/2 as long as ovary, cylindric-conical, directed downwards.
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