Cleisostoma menghaiense Z.H.Tsi

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cleisostoma

Characteristics

Stems erect, 2-3 cm, unbranched. Leaves 5 or 6, distichous, subbasal, flat, linear or narrowly oblong, basal half V-shaped-conduplicate, 8-14 × 0.4-0.8 cm, fleshy, acute. Inflorescence arising from near base of stem, pendulous, longer than leaves, branched or unbranched, laxly many flowered; floral bracts ovate-triangular, ca. 1 mm, acute. Flowers opening widely, pale yellow, thickly textured, lateral lobes of lip lilac; pedicel and ovary ca. 5 mm. Dorsal sepal elliptic, cymbiform, ca. 3.5 × 2 mm, subrounded; lateral sepals slightly oblique, obovate, ca. as large as dorsal sepal, obtuse. Petals obliquely suboblong, ca. 3 × 1.5 mm, obtuse; lip lateral lobes erect, deltoid; mid-lobe deltoid, ca. 2.5 mm, slightly fleshy, acute; spur somewhat horn-shaped, ca. 4 mm, apex obtuse, interior longitudinally septate, with a back wall callus; callus 3-lobed, laterally compressed, base shallowly bilobed and slightly papillate-hairy; mid-lobule oblong and concave in center. Column ca. 2 mm; rostellum small; anther cap ca. 2 mm; stipe slightly clavate, short, narrow; viscidium suborbicular. Fl. Jul-Oct.
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Distribution

Cleisostoma menghaiense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:901724-1
WFO ID wfo-0000874438
COL ID VX4D
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Synonyms

Cleisostoma menghaiense