Prasophyllum
(leek-leaved)

Plants with a single, hollow-tubular leaf, (cf Microtis and Corunastylis,)
and a raceme of small flowers which are "upside down",
with the labellum uppermost.

Prasophyllum colensoi
(for William Colenso)

A very wide ranging species, occurring from sea level to the sub-alpine scrub, and from the sub-tropics to the sub-Antarctic.

Considerable variation in form and colour is therefore to be expected, and the complex almost certainly contains several valid species

Distribution - Endemic - North, South, Stewart, Chatham, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Is.

Flowers - October - January
- self pollinated.

Drawings:
Top: Prasophyllum Sp "A"
Bottom Left: Prasophyllum colensoi
Bottom Right: Prasophyllum "B"

Prasophyllum hectorii
(for James Hector)

A tall plant of swamps and bogs, often growing in open water, the broad, white labellum is most conspicuous.

Distribution - Endemic - North Id., bogs around Mount Ruapehu and in the Waikato., Chatham Is.

Flowers - January - February
- self pollinated.