Bromheadia finlaysoniana

Pale reed orchid
Drawing of Bromheadia finlaysoniana (as B. palustris) by Sarah Drake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bromheadia
Species:
B. finlaysoniana
Binomial name
Bromheadia finlaysoniana
Synonyms[1]
  • Bromheadia finlaysoniana var. palustris (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.
  • Bromheadia palustris Lindl.
  • Bromheadia palustris var. papuana J.J.Sm.
  • Bromheadia pulchra Schltr.
  • Bromheadia sylvestris Ridl.
  • Bromheadia venusta T.E.Hunt
  • Coelogyne caulescens Griff.
  • Grammatophyllum finlaysonianum Lindl.

Bromheadia finlaysoniana, commonly known as the pale reed orchid[2] and as Bromheadia pulchra in Australia,[3] is a plant in the orchid family and is native to areas from Indochina to northern Australia. It is a terrestrial orchid with a tough upright, stem and stiffly spreading, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves. There is a long flowering stem with a short zig-zag section near the end where single flowers open in succession. The flowers are white with a yellow labellum.

Drawing of Bromheadia finlaysoniana (as B. palustris) drawn by Lewis Roberts
  1. ^ a b "Bromheadia finlaysoniana". 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. 353. ISBN 1877069124.
  3. ^ "Bromheadia pulchra". APNI. Retrieved 7 September 2018.