Liparis swenssonii
species of plant
Liparis swenssonii, commonly known as northern tom cats, is a plant in the orchid family and is endemic to far eastern Australia. It is a lithophytic orchid with one or two leaves and up to thirty or more greenish, strongly scented flowers. It grows on rocks or in rocky soil in moist forests.
Description
Liparis swenssonii is a lithophytic, rarely a terrestrial herb with more or less oval pseudobulbs 20–40 mm (0.8–2 in) and 15–30 mm (0.6–1 in) wide. There are one or two linear to lance-shaped leaves, 100–300 mm (4–10 in), 1–2.5 mm (0.04–0.1 in) wide and folded lengthwise. Between five and thirty or more greenish, unpleasantly scented flowers, 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide are borne on a flowering stem 100–250 mm (4–10 in) long. The sepals are 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long, about 2 mm (0.08 in) wide and the petals are slightly shorter and narrower. The sepals and petals spread widely apart from each other. The labellum is 6–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long, about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide with two parallel orange or yellow ridges along its mid-line and a deep channel at its base. Flowering occurs between February and July.
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