Peristylus maingayi

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White ogre orchid
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Drawing of "P. candidus" (synonym) by Lewis Roberts
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Peristylus
Species:
P. maingayi
Binomial name
Peristylus maingayi
Synonyms [1]
  • Habenaria maingayiKing & Pantl.
  • Peristylus candidus J.J.Sm.
  • Platanthera sumatrana Schltr.
  • Habenaria sumatrana(Schltr.) Schltr.
  • Habenaria ovoidea R.S.Rogers & C.T.White
  • Habenaria geoffrayi Gagnep.
  • Habenaria langbianensisGagnep.
  • Herminium australeGagnep.
  • Herminium annamenseGagnep.
  • Habenaria candida(J.J.Sm.) Masam.
  • Peristylus australis(Gagnep.) Tang & F.T.Wang
  • Peristylus langbianensis(Gagnep.) Tang & F.T.Wang

Peristylus maingayi, commonly known as the white ogre orchid, [2] is a species of orchid that is native to southern Indochina, New Guinea and north Queensland. It has two or three broad leaves near its base and up to fifteen small white flowers that are tube-shaped near the base and have a three-lobed labellum.

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Description

Peristylus banfieldii is a tuberous, perennial herb with between two and three leaves 40–80 mm (2–3 in) long and 20–25 mm (0.8–1 in) wide. Between eight and fifteen tube-shaped, white flowers 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long and 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) wide are borne on a flowering stem 120–450 mm (5–20 in) tall. The dorsal sepal is 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long, about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide and forms a partial hood over the column. The lateral sepals are a similar length to the dorsal sepal but slightly narrower and spread apart from each other. The petals are more or less triangular, about 5 mm (0.2 in) long and 3 mm (0.1 in) wide. The labellum is 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long, about 4 mm (0.2 in) wide with its tip divided into three lobes about 2 mm (0.08 in) long and 1 mm (0.04 in) wide. Flowering occurs from March to May. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

The white ogre orchid was first formally described in 1897 by George King and Robert Pantling who gave it the name Habenaria maingayi and published the description in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [4] [5] In 2001 Jeffrey James Wood and Paul Abel Ormerod changed the name to Peristylus maingayi. [1] The specific epithet (maingayi) honours the collector of the type specimen, Alexander Carroll Maingay. [5]

Distribution and habitat

Peristylus maingayi grows in swampy grassland, and grassy forest and woodland. It is found in Malesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, New Guinea and northern Australia where it occurs on the Cape York Peninsula and as far south as Proserpine. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peristylus maingayi". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. 1 2 3 Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 345. ISBN   1877069124.
  3. "Species information - Peristylus maingayi". Orchids of New Guinea. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. "Habenaria maingayi". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. 1 2 King, George; Pantling, Robert (1897). "New Indo-Malayan orchids". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 66 (2): 604. Retrieved 29 August 2018.