Prasophyllum cucullatum

Hooded leek orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Prasophyllinae
Genus: Prasophyllum
Species:
P. cucullatum
Binomial name
Prasophyllum cucullatum
Synonyms[2]

Chiloterus cucullatus (Rchb.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Prasophyllum cucullatum, commonly known as the hooded leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tall orchid with a single smooth, tubular leaf and up to fifty or more purplish-red and white flowers with a frilled labellum crowded along a relatively short flowering stem.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference APNI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Prasophyllum cucullatum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.