Two New Greenhoods for Victoria 



by David L. Jones 



<>n ihc last Ih'cc years, four 

 jgfa'ejl of orchid have been added 

 Iq || k Victorian flora. Two species Of 

 fyraslytk WWW recent of 



|W being lound during the current 

 M^n (Autumn 197)) in the high- 

 bni | s around Wulgulmer.mg, in 

 ^Hh-Lisicrn Victoria. Ihcsc are P. 

 i (V(; I A P. Blackmorc and P. 



/V/"Wv/iv w;ls l,H> ,irst s Peeies 

 K , be I. mud. lis discovery followed 

 I chance identification, by Ihe 

 .mlu.r. of B solitaiy specimen 

 : „ u .nesi a box ot f'lrm.siylh decitnd 

 D2IU tn Keith Rogers of Wiilgulmer- 

 idlg, Following my rcqucsl for further 

 specimens. K-Cith contacted ClilT 

 lie.iuplehole who was working in ihc 

 ircu and tlie pair of them located 

 .1 over 11 fair range of country. It 

 is probable that in the past Ihc 

 Ip&cftS hW been mistaken for a form 

 ,U rincMlvlis dtCUrW although the 

 tWO B« "ot easily confused once the 

 .h.it.uiL-nsiics are known. 



herOiftlto l«™ is related to the 

 •\ummn Howe-ring pair of I'trrosivlis 

 moliiiu i"u! I', n-IU-.ui All of these 

 have uvuin'matv Mulla and dilf'er 

 from /' tfeCUfVO which has an obtuse 

 ink-Hum and conspicuously gibbous 

 onus /' i.iu: diners from P. irlk-xu 

 trj Living a shortly acuminate labcl- 



luiii and lleshy. lax sepals and from 

 I 1 . n-vuUaa which has a much larger 

 (lower and a long narrowly acuminate 

 labellum. Like these other tWO ft 

 grows in colonies and is ofteii ahnn- 

 dant. 



Pteroslplis itudtwa is the niost 

 recent orchid to be added to the 

 Victorian list. Ii was lirsl found in 

 1970 once again by Keilh Rogers of 

 Wulgulmcrang. At the time ir was 

 taken for a form of /'. rt-volnni. 

 however its distinctiveness was recog 

 nized in Ihe bountiful l'J7l season 

 when he found il m great abundance 

 on a couple of small peaks 10 the 

 north ol Wulgulmcrang. 



I his species is certainly one of the 

 most beautiful greenhoods iu the 

 genus. Ihe flower is exceedingly large 

 and gracefully curved. In colour it 

 varies from a deep reddish green in 

 :\ bluish green, all forms growing 

 intermingled together, Botanically u 

 can be recognized by the very large 

 Dower, exceedingly long labellum and 

 In the markedly gibbous, scahrous 

 sinus. 



Collectors interested in orchids 

 aie especially asked to keep a look- 

 oui for both these .species as there 

 is a good chance their Victorian 

 range will be extended cunsideiably. 



Flwvcr* and Plant* of Victoria In Colour 



Copies or tins excellent book arc still available, and of course would make a 

 n.lc-ful 0ft Ihcv in tWhrifa from ihe P N.C.V. Treasurer. Mr. D. McJnnes. 



;lcb«f, 1971 



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