Prasophyllum alpinum

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Prasophyllum alpinum']

• English: Alpine leek orchid

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Diurideae • Subtribus: Prasophyllinae • Genus: Prasophyllum • Species: Prasophyllum alpinum R.Br. (1810)

Synonyms
Homotypic synonyms Prasophyllum fuscum var. alpinum (R.Br.) C.Moore & Betche, Handb. Fl. N.S.W.: 30 (1893) Heterotypic synonyms Prasophyllum frenchii var. tadgellianum R.S.Rogers, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 46: 153 (1922) Prasophyllum tadgellianum (R.S.Rogers) R.S.Rogers, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 47: 338 (1923) - so known and called in Australia.

Flowers

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  Prasophyllum alpinum

Botanical illustrations

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  Prasophyllum alpinum
  volume 3 pt. 2 plate 112 left in:
  Joseph Dalton Hooker
  Flora Antarctica - vol. 3 pt. 2
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1860)
• 
  Prasophyllum alpinum
  volume 3 pt. 2 plate 112 left in:
  Joseph Dalton Hooker
  Flora Antarctica - vol. 3 pt. 2
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1860)

  (Detail)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Prasophyllum alpinum.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Prasophyllum alpinum