Anoectochilus xingrenensis Z.H.Tsi & X.H.Jin

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Anoectochilus

Characteristics

Plants 15-20 cm tall. Stem ascending, 2-3 mm in diam., 2-5-leaved. Leaves adaxially dark green with golden venation, ovate to orbicular-ovate, 2-5 × 2-3 cm, apex apiculate; petiole-like base and tubular sheath 1.5-2 cm. Peduncle ca. 12 cm, with 2 or 3 sterile sheathing bracts; rachis 3-5 cm, 3-5-flowered; floral bracts pink, ovate-lanceolate, 10-12 mm, subequal in length to ovary. Flowers resupinate; ovary and pedicel twisted, 10-13 mm, pubescent. Sepals pinkish red, outer surface pubescent; dorsal sepal ovate, concave, 5-7 × 3-5 mm, apex acute; lateral sepals suboblong, slightly oblique, 7-9 × 3.5-5 mm, apex acute. Petals white, ovate, oblique, 6-8 × 2-3 mm, 1-veined, apex cuspidate; lip white, Y-shaped, 13-18 mm; hypochile ca. 3 mm; mesochile ca. 3 mm; flanges pectinate, composed of 4-8 short teeth, each tooth ca. 1 mm; epichile longitudinally dilated, 2-lobed; lobes diverging at an acute angle to one another, flabellate, 6-7 × 2.5-3.5 mm, apical margin slightly incised; spur narrowly conic, 3-4 mm, mouth ca. 2 mm in diam., containing 2 irregular calli. Column ca. 1 mm. Fl. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Anoectochilus xingrenensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20005513-1
WFO ID wfo-0000340149
COL ID 66TYB
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Synonyms

Anoectochilus xingrenensis