- to the Old World. The
specific name
refers to the leaves,
which are
amplexicaul (clasping the stem). It is a low-growing
annual plant growing to 10–25 cm...
- near each other.
Contrast anatropous, campylotropous, and orthotropous.
amplexicaul With the base
dilated and
clasping the stem,
usually of leaves. amylum...
- and the
bases of the
leaves clasp up to
about the half of the stem (
amplexicaul). The
flowering stems are
erect and unbranched, 10–20 cm (4–8 in) high...
-
obovate or elliptic-oblong,
shortly acute, subsessile,
cordate or
often amplexicaul at the base. Inflorescence :
Umbellate cymes. Flowers : Large, white...
- are spatulate. the
median ones are lanceolate, dentate, more or less
amplexicaul.
Inflorescences are orange-yellow,
about 2–3
centimetres (0.8–1.2 in)...
- 19 cm and a
width of 0.8 to 1.5 cm. The apex is a****inate.
There are
amplexicaul (clasping the stem)
sheathing sti****s. This
orchid blooms in summer...
- ellipsoid-shaped
spots on the
surface (hence the
species name). The
leaves are
amplexicaul and can be
either radical (basal) or cauline. The
underground part of...
- greyish-green, the
lower ones with a
small petioles, the
upper ones
partly amplexicaul. It is
hermaphrodite and entomophilous. The
flowers are violet-blue,...
-
cauline leaves are just a few and smaller, more or less
undivided and
amplexicaul. The
flowers are hermaphrodite. The
flower heads are
yellow sulfur, about...
-
Species in this
section are
epiphytes with a
single inflorescence with
amplexicaul floral bracts.
Plants from this
section are
found in New Guinea. Bulbophyllum...
