Prasophyllum frenchii (Prasophyllum frenchii)
Description
Prasophyllum frenchii is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single tube-shaped leaf up to 200 mm (8 in) long, 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) wide at the base and which is often withered by flowering time. Between twenty and sixty five scented flowers are arranged along a flowering stem 150–600 mm (6–20 in) or more high. The flowers are scented, green, reddish-brown or red and as with others in the genus, are inverted so that the labellum is above the column rather than below it. The dorsal sepal is egg-shaped, 5–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long and the lateral sepals are lance-shaped, 5–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long, more or less parallel to and free from each other. The petals are oblong in shape, 6–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long and turn forwards. The labellum is egg-shaped, green or reddish, 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long and turns upwards through about 90° near its middle. The upturned part is triangular and the edges of the labellum are slightly crinkled. There is a raised, horseshoe-shaped callus in the centre of the labellum. Flowering occurs from October to November.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Prasophyllum
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