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Table 3.3 Data on Epipactis (Brown and Argus 2002 )
Character
Epipactis gigantea
Epipactis helleborine
0LANTHEIGHTCM
To 140
25-80(-100)
Flower number
2-32
15-30
Dorsal sepal (mm)
15-20 × 6-8 a
Lateral sepals (mm)
16-24 × 8-9
10-13 × 5-6
Lateral petals (mm)
13-17 × 6-8
9-11 × 4-6
Lip (mm)
14-20
14-17 × 13
Column (mm)
5-10 × 3
3-6
Chromosomes (2 n )
40
38, 40 b
a Luer ( 1975 )
b Hollingsworth and Dickson ( 1997 )
Fig. 3.4 Epipactis gigantea . ( a ) Flower, front view; ( b ) column, ventral view with anther cap
lifted; ( c ) column, side view, scale bars ( a - c ) = 2 mm; ( d ) syrphid fly with pollinia attached to
dorsal thorax, scale bar = 1 mm. an anther, lo locule, ro rostellum, sg stigma
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