Dimorphorchis | |
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Dimorphorchis rossii | |
Botanical illustration of Dimorphorchis lowii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Vandeae |
Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
Genus: | Dimorphorchis Rolfe |
Type species | |
Dimorphorchis lowii (Benth. & Hook. f.) Rolfe [1] | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Dimorphorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 species, which are native to Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, and Brunei. [2] It is remarkable for its two flower morphs present on the same plant. [3]
Its species are epiphytic, monopodial herbs with large, pendulous, [4] spreading, or erect [5] up to 200 cm long stems. [6] The basal part of the stem bears roots. [5] The distichously arranged, [5] [4] coriaceous, [4] linear [5] up to 70 cm long leaves [6] have an unequally bilobed to acute apex. [5]
The long, [7] glabrous [5] or pubescent, [5] [7] pendent or erect, racemose or paniculate, [5] up to 3 metres long inflorescences [6] bear dimorphic (heteranthous) [3] [6] or not dimorphic, [5] bisexual flowers. [6] [8] The 2-3 flowers closest to the base of the inflorescence are strongly fragrant, slightly smaller, and of a different colour compared to the rest of the flowers, which are unscented and have wavy petals. [6] The four pollinia with an elliptic viscidium are grouped in two pairs. [5] It is unknown how the genus is pollinated. [5] [6]
It was published by Robert Allen Rolfe in 1919 [3] [9] with Dimorphorchis lowii (Benth. & Hook. f.) Rolfe as the type species. [1]
It has nine species: [2]
Within the subtribe Aeridinae, it is the sistergroup to Thrixspermum . [7]
The generic name Dimorphorchis references the characteristic two flower morphs preset within the same plant. [3]
It can grow as a lithophyte or epiphyte in rainforests. [10]
In the botanical classification of plants, Aeridinae Pfitzer is a subtribe of the tribe Vandeae whose representatives all have a monopodial growth habit and do not possess pseudobulbs.
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