Pterostylis tristis
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| Internal ID | UUID643fea2645ae2743600762 |
| Scientific name | Pterostylis tristis |
| Authority | Colenso |
| First published in | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 271 (1885 publ. 1886) |
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Summary
Pterostylis tristis, commonly known as the midget greenhood, is a species of greenhood orchid endemic to New Zealand. It is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a rosette of between five and seven brownish or yellowish-green leaves. Up to eight yellowish-green or brownish striped flowers are borne on a fleshy flowering stem. It was first formally described in 1886 by William Colenso and the specific epithet (tristis) is a Latin word meaning "sad". It usually grows in open tussock grassland and occurs on the South Island east of the main ranges south from the Canterbury region.
Pterostylis tristis, commonly known as the midget greenhood, is a species of greenhood orchid endemic to New Zealand. It is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a rosette of between five and seven brownish or yellowish-green leaves. Up to eight yellowish-green or brownish striped flowers are borne on a fleshy flowering stem. It was first formally described in 1886 by William Colenso and the specific epithet (tristis) is a Latin word meaning "sad". It usually grows in open tussock grassland and occurs on the South Island east of the main ranges south from the Canterbury region.
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| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Hymenochilus tristis | (Colenso) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy | Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 74 (2002) |
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Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | midget greenhood |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
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New Zealand
- New Zealand North
- New Zealand South
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000288612 |
| Tropicos | 50039409 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:655387-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-170673 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3973402 |
| IPNI | 655387-1 |
| iNaturalist | 405447 |
| GBIF | 2847466 |
| EOL | 1132187 |
| Wikipedia | Pterostylis_tristis |
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