Rhomboda polygonoides (F.Muell.) Ormerod

in Orchadian, 11(7): 333 : (1995).

Synonymes

Epipactis polygonoides (F.Muell.) A.A.Eaton in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 21. 65 (1908).

Goodyera polygonoides F.Muell. in Fragm. 8: 29 (1873). (basionyme)

Hetaeria falcatula J.J.Smith in Bull. Dep. Agr. Ind. Neerl. 19. 26 (1908).

Hetaeria gautierensis J.J.Smith in Fed. Rep. 11. 553 (1913).

Hetaeria polygonoides (F.Muell.) Dockrill in Austral. Pl. 3: 350 (1966).

Hetaeria torricellensis (Schltr.) J.J.Smith in Fedde, Repert. 11. 554 (1913).

Orchiodes polygonoides (F.Muell.) Kuntze in Rev. Gen. 675 (1891).

Zeuxine dipera Schltr. in Fedde, Repert. Beih. I. 83 (1911).

Zeuxine falcatula (J.J.Smith) Schltr. in Orch. D. N. Guinea. 77 (1911).

Zeuxine polygonoides (F.Muell.) P.J.Cribb in Clements, Cat. Austr. Orchid. 147 (1989).

Zeuxine torricellensis Schltr. in K. Schum. & Lauterb. Nachtr. Fl. Deutsch. Sudsee, 92 (1905).

Répartition

Australie, Bismarck, Bougainville, Moluques, Nouvelle Guinée, Salomon.

Australie : Queensland.

Floraison : _FMAMJJAS_N_. Altitude de 500 à 750 m.

Description sommaire

Plante terrestre. Taille de 0 à 20 cm. Feuilles de 5 à 9, de 0-80 × 0-22 mm, ovales. Fleurs de 5 à 45, blanches, vertes. Sépale dorsal en coiffe, de 4-6 × 2-3 mm.

Commentaires

Feuilles asymetriques

Bibliographie

B.A. Lewis & P.J. Cribb. Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1991. Page 48.

David Lloyd Jones. Native orchids of Australia. Reed Books.2 Aquatic Dr.,Frenchs Forests NSW 2086. 1988. Page 349. Dessin.

David L. Jones. A complete guide to native orchids of Australia. Reed New Holland. Australian Orchid Foundation. 2006. Page 349. Photo.

A. Schuiteman & E.F. de Vogel. Flora Malesiana: orchids of New GuineaVol. V. Genera Pachystoma to Zeuxine. ETI. 2008. Dessin.

Malesian orchid journal. Tome 20. Natural History Publications (Borneo). Page 89. Photo.