Gastrodia wuyishanensis Da M.li & C.D.Liu

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Gastrodia

Characteristics

Plants 13-28 cm tall. Rhizome brown, cylindric-ellipsoid, 1.5-2 cm, 0.6-0.8 cm in diam., 3-or 4-noded, with several fleshy roots, papillose. Peduncle grayish brown or grayish green, 10-20 cm, 3-or 4-noded below middle, with sheaths at nodes; sheaths cylindric, 4-13 mm; rachis 2.5-7 cm, laxly 5-8-flowered; floral bracts caducous, brown, broadly ovate, 2-3 mm, apex acute. Flowers spreading or nodding, not resupinate, not opening widely, grayish white; pedicel and ovary greenish white, 3-7 mm. Perianth tube cylindric, 7-11 × 4-5 mm, lacking a deep sinus between lateral sepals, outer surface smooth; free portion of sepals triangular to suborbicular, 1.5-2 mm, margin crisped, apex obtuse; free portion of petals suborbicular, 0.7-0.9 mm, margin crisped, apex rounded; lip simple, rhombic-ovate, 2-3 × 1.5-2 mm, glabrous. Column 4-5 mm; column wings narrow, dilated toward apex; column foot short. Capsule ca. 5 mm. Fl. Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support mycoheterotroph
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.28
Root system rhizome
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Distribution

Gastrodia wuyishanensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77084132-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808722
COL ID 3FDJX
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Synonyms

Gastrodia wuyishanensis