View source for Liparis ← Liparis You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Liparis |accepted_authority=Richard |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=De Orchid. Eur., |place=21, 30, 38. 1817 |year=1817 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae;Orchidaceae tribe Malaxideae;Liparis |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Malaxideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Liparis]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek liparos, fat, greasy, or shining, referring to the almost oily feel and luster of the leaves typical of plants in this genus |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 496, 497, 498 |treatment_page=page 624 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form or habitat;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, terrestrial [lithophytic or epiphytic].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="root size;root texture"><b>Roots </b>slender, fibrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="pseudobulb coloration;pseudobulb shape;pseudobulb shape;pseudobulb shape;pseudobulb shape;pseudobulb shape;pseudobulb shape;pseudobulb pubescence or texture">pseudobulbs green, conic, ovoid, or ellipsoid, slightly compressed, soft (2 pseudobulbs typically present, parent pseudobulb enveloped in old leafbases, connected laterally by short rhizome to daughter pseudobulb, which gives rise to current-year’s stem, parent pseudobulb often retaining dried stem of previous year).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="stem shape;stem size;stem pubescence"><b>Stems </b>somewhat angled, slender, glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="stem bract atypical quantity;stem bract quantity">cauline bracts 2 (–3), enclosing base of stem.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="leaf quantity;leaf quantity;leaf position;pseudobulb architecture or shape;pseudobulb arrangement;pseudobulb arrangement;pseudobulb pubescence;proximal part architecture or shape;proximal part arrangement;proximal part arrangement;proximal part pubescence"><b>Leaves </b>2 or 3–7, basal, sheathing pseudobulb and proximal part of stem, conduplicate or plicate, glabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;raceme architecture;raceme architecture or arrangement"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, 3–40-flowered racemes, lax;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="peduncle pubescence;rachis pubescence">peduncle and rachis glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="floral bract shape">floral bracts subulate to triangular-lanceolate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="flower orientation;flower coloration;flower coloration;flower coloration;flower coloration;flower coloration;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>resupinate, maroon-purple, yellowish green, or green, pedicellate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="dorsal sepal shape;dorsal sepal shape;dorsal sepal shape;dorsal sepal shape;dorsal sepal shape;dorsal sepal shape;margin shape or vernation;apex shape">dorsal sepal oblongelliptic, linear-oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or lanceolate, margins revolute, apex obtuse to acute;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="lateral sepal shape;lateral sepal shape;lateral sepal shape;lateral sepal shape;lateral sepal shape;lateral sepal shape;lateral sepal shape;lateral sepal shape;margin shape or vernation;margin shape or vernation;apex shape">lateral sepals oblong-lanceolate, lanceolate, ovate-oblong, or elliptic, falcate or not, margins revolute or involute, apex obtuse to acute;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape">petals filiform, linear, linear-oblanceolate, or narrowly spatulate, tubular or strongly revolute;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="lip orientation;lip shape;lip shape;lip shape;lip shape;lip shape;base shape;base shape;apex architecture or shape;apex architecture or shape;apex shape;apex shape;apical margin shape">lip strongly arcuate-recurved, obcordate, oblong-flabellate, or suborbiculate, base broadly cuneate, slightly auriculate, apex emarginate or subtruncate, mucronate or not, apical margins erose-serrulate to crenulate-wavy;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="column course or shape;column size;column architecture">column arcuate, slender to stout, weakly to strongly winged at apex;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="anther position;anther cap coloration;anther cap coloration">anther apical, anther cap yellow or green;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="pollinium quantity;pollinium coloration;pollinium texture">pollinia 2 pairs, yellow, waxy.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="fruits capsule orientation;fruits capsule shape;fruits capsule architecture;fruits capsule pubescence"><b>Fruits </b>capsules, erect, ellipsoid to ovoid, obscurely to prominently winged, glabrous.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Nearly worldwide |discussion=<p>Species 250 (3 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Leaves 3–7, membranaceous, plicate; anthers bright green; pedicels stout. |[[Liparis nervosa|Liparis nervosa]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Leaves 2, succulent, conduplicate; anthers yellow; pedicels slender. |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Lip 8–12 mm, mauve purplish, rarely green; column 3–4 mm; pedicels of fruiting capsules 11–18 mm. |[[Liparis liliifolia|Liparis liliifolia]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Lip 4–5.5 mm, green or yellowish green to yellowish white; column 2–3 mm; pedicels of fruiting capsules 3–7 mm. |[[Liparis loeselii|Liparis loeselii]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Liparis |author=Lawrence K. Magrath |authority=Richard |rank=genus |parent rank=tribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orchidaceae |distribution=Nearly worldwide |reference=None |publication title=De Orchid. Eur., |publication year=1817 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_1278.xml |subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae |tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Malaxideae |genus=Liparis |anther cap coloration=green;yellow |anther position=apical |apex architecture or shape=subtruncate;emarginate |apex shape=not;mucronate;obtuse;acute |apical margin shape=erose-serrulate;crenulate-wavy |base shape=auriculate;cuneate |column architecture=winged |column course or shape=arcuate |column size=slender;stout |dorsal sepal shape=lanceolate;oblong-lanceolate;lanceolate;oblong-lanceolate;linear-oblong;oblongelliptic |floral bract shape=subulate;triangular-lanceolate |flower architecture=pedicellate |flower coloration=green;yellowish green;green;yellowish green;maroon-purple |flower orientation=resupinate |fruits capsule architecture=winged |fruits capsule orientation=erect |fruits capsule pubescence=glabrous |fruits capsule shape=ellipsoid;ovoid |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |lateral sepal shape=not;falcate;elliptic;ovate-oblong;elliptic;ovate-oblong;lanceolate;oblong-lanceolate |leaf position=basal |leaf quantity=3;7 |lip orientation=arcuate-recurved |lip shape=suborbiculate;oblong-flabellate;suborbiculate;oblong-flabellate;obcordate |margin shape or vernation=involute;revolute;revolute |peduncle pubescence=glabrous |petal shape=revolute;tubular;spatulate;linear-oblanceolate;revolute;tubular;spatulate;linear-oblanceolate;revolute;tubular;spatulate;linear-oblanceolate;linear;filiform |pollinium coloration=yellow |pollinium quantity=2 |pollinium texture=ceraceous |proximal part architecture or shape=sheathing |proximal part arrangement=plicate;conduplicate |proximal part pubescence=glabrous |pseudobulb architecture or shape=sheathing |pseudobulb arrangement=plicate;conduplicate |pseudobulb coloration=green |pseudobulb pubescence=glabrous |pseudobulb pubescence or texture=soft |pseudobulb shape=compressed;ellipsoid;ovoid;ellipsoid;ovoid;conic |raceme architecture=3-40-flowered |raceme architecture or arrangement=lax |rachis pubescence=glabrous |root size=slender |root texture=fibrous |stem bract atypical quantity=2;3 |stem bract quantity=2 |stem pubescence=glabrous |stem shape=angled |stem size=slender |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb |whole_organism growth form or habitat=terrestrial }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orchidaceae tribe Malaxideae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Orchidaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Liparis.