Non-resupinate

Creator(s): S. A. Mori

Description: Non-resupinate labellum (= lip) of Calopogon tuberosus (grass pink) based on a unvouchered plant from a bog in the Adirondacks, New York. The labellum is not resupinate so it is facing upward not downward like most species of orchids.

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  • Title

    Non-resupinate

  • Definition

    Turned 180° in development; e.g., flowers of most orchids in which the lip originates in the uppermost position but twists in such a way that the labellum faces downward at anthesis. Some orchids do not twist, thus the labellum faces up at anthesis.

  • Notes

    Some orchids do not twist their pedicels, thus the labellum faces up at anthesis. See image of Calopogon tuberosus below.

  • Related Terms

    Non-resupinate

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