Plectorrhiza erecta

Upright tangle orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Plectorrhiza
Species:
P. erecta
Binomial name
Plectorrhiza erecta
Synonyms[1]
  • Cleisostoma erectum Fitzg.
  • Sarcochilus erectus (Fitzg.) F.Muell.
  • Sarcochilus tridentatus var. erectus (Fitzg.) F.M.Bailey
  • Sarcanthus erectus (Fitzg.) Rupp

Plectorrhiza erecta , commonly known as the upright tangle orchid,[2] is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that has many coarse, cord-like roots, many bright green leaves and up to five yellowish orange, cup-shaped flowers with purplish blotches. It grows close to the ground on fibrous barked plants and only occurs on Lord Howe Island.

  1. ^ a b "Plectorrhiza erecta". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 441. ISBN 1877069124.