Rock orchid (Liparis swenssonii)
Description
Epilithic herb; pseudobulbs ovoid to compressed-ovoid, 2–4 cm long, 15–30 mm wide. Leaves usually 1 (sometimes 2) per shoot, jointed at the base, linear to lanceolate, 10–30 cm long, 1–2.5 mm wide, conduplicate; not petiolate. Inflorescence erect to pendent, 10–25 cm long, 10–30-flowered; pedicel plus ovary 8–15 mm long. Flowers green, ageing to cream or yellow with 2 parallel, longitudinal yellow to orange keels on the labellum. Sepals free, spreading, almost in the same plane, obtuse, 6–9 mm long, 1–2 mm wide. Lateral petals spreading to deflexed, obtuse, 6–9 mm long, 1–2 mm wide. Labellum deflexed through c. 180° , rounded.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Liparis
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