Microtis unifolia (Forster) Rchb.f.
in Beitr.: 62 (1871).
Synonymes
Microtis papillosa Colenso in TRANS. N. Z. INST. XVIII. 1885 269.1885
Microtis viridis F.Muell. in Fragm. 5: 97 (1865).
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. in Kong. Sv. Vel. Hand. Nya. Folid. 21: 247 (1800).
Microtis aemula Schltr. in Bot. Jahrb. 39: 37 (1906).
Microtis banksii Cunningham in Hooker, Bot. Mag. Sub T. 3377 (1835).
Microtis formosana Schltr. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45. 382 (1911).
Microtis frutetorum Schlechtendahl in Linnaea, 20. 568 (1847).
Microtis javanica Rchb.f. in Bonpl. 36 (1857).
Microtis porrifolia (Sw.) R.Brown in Sprengel, Prodr.: 320 (1810).
Microtis pulchella Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orch. Pl. 395 (1840).
Ophrys unifolia Forster in Prodromus Florulae Insularum Australium (1786). (basionyme)
Microtis longifolia Colenso in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 247 (1885).
Répartition
Australie, Chine, Japon, Java, Malaisie, Nouvelle Calédonie, Nouvelle Zélande, Philippines, Taiwan, Tasmanie, Timor, Vanuatu.
Australie : New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.
Taiwan : Chia-i, New T'ai-pei, T'ai-pei.
Floraison : J__A_____OND. Altitude de 0 à 1800 m.
Description sommaire
Plante terrestre. Taille de 15 à 90 cm. Feuille unique, de 0-800 × 0-12 mm, linéaires. Fleurs de 6 à 100, jaunes, vertes. Sépale dorsal en coiffe, ovale, de 2-3 × 1-2 mm. Pétales linéaires, de 2-3 × 0-1 mm. Labelle oblong, de 1-2 × 0-1 mm.
Commentaires
Proche de M. rara et M. parviflora.
Photos
Copyright Jean-Michel Hervouet, 01/11/1989, Australie, Victoria.Copyright Jean-Michel Hervouet, 16/11/2018, Nouvelle Zélande, Bay of plenty.Bibliographie
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J.B. Comber. Orchids of Java. Bentham-Moxon Trust. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 1990. Page 58. Photo.
Helen L. Valmayor. Orchidiana Philippiniana. Tome 1. Eugenio Lopez Foundation. 1984. Page 249.
Nicolas Hallé. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Orchidacées. Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. 1977. Page 469. Dessin.
John Johns, Brian Molloy. Native orchids of New-Zealand. A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd. Wellington. 1983. Page 55. Photo.
David Lloyd Jones. Native orchids of Australia. Reed Books.2 Aquatic Dr.,Frenchs Forests NSW 2086. 1988. Page 328. Photo.
E.M.G. Agoo, A. Shuiteman, E.F. De Vogel. Flora Malesiana. Orchids of the Philippines Vol. I. ETI/National Herbarium of the Netherlands. 2003. Photo.
Wu Zhengyi & Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan. Flora of China. Orchidaceae. Science Press (Beijing). 2009. Page 89.
Jim Cootes. Philippine native orchid species. Katha Publishing. 2011. Page 185. Photo.
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Gary Backhouse. Bush beauties, the wild orchids of Victoria, Australia. Gary Backhouse. 2019. Page 198. Photo.
Graeme Jane & al. A pocket guide to the New Zealand native orchids. New Zealand Native Orchid Group, Wellington. 2021. Page 79. Photo.