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. 2009 Jan 30;104(3):457–467. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcp004

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1.

Morphological features of Dichaea: (A) Dichaea globosa (section Pseudodichaea) (co = column, pe = petal, la = labellum, se = sepal); (B) D. panamensis (section Dichaeopsis); (C) D. glauca (section Dichaeopsis); (D) D. trulla (section Dichaeopsis); (E) D. caveroi (section Dichaeopsis); (F) D. ancoraelabia (section Dichaeopsis); (G) D. poicillantha (section Dichaea); (H) D. squarrosa (section Dichaea); (I) typical column (note the round stigma and pubescent instrastigmatic ligule; an = anther, li = infrastigmatic ligule, st = stigma, vi = viscidium); (J) pollinarium of Dichaea in natural configuration; (K) pollinarium pressed to show the elastic caudicles as the upper pollinia extend over the lower ones (ca = caudicle, po = pollinium, sp = stipe, vi = viscidium); (L) D. glauca (note erect stem and thickly glaucous leaves); (M) D. cryptarrhena; note strongly pendulous habit; (N) D. ecuadorensis (note semi-erect habit); (O) spiny fruits of section Dichaea; (P) leaves with an abscission layer between the sheath and blade (section Pseudodichaea); (Q) leaves lacking an abscission layer (section Dichaea).