Pachyplectron neocaledonicum Schltr.1906

Plant in situ New Caledonia Photos by © Edouard Faria

Common Name The New Caledonian Pachyplectron

Flower Size small

Found in New Caledonia in sparsely wooded forests or in damp scrublands at elevations up to 1200 meters as a small sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial or occasional lithophyte on mossy rocks with 1 to 2, lying flat to the ground, green to purplish red with a textured coppery tint, lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms in the spring and fall on an erect, 8 to 16" [20 to 40 cm] long, 5 to 20 flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Pachyplectron le-ratii (Kraenzl.) Guillaumin 1941; Pachyplectron violaceum (Kraenzl.) Guillaumin 1941; Physurus le-ratii Kraenzl. 1928; Physurus violaceus Kraenzl. 1928

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 6 321 - 384 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1975; Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependences Vol 8 Orchidaceae Halle 1977 drawing fide; Native Orchids of New Caledonia Societe Neo-Caledonienne D'Orchidophile 1995 photo fide;

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