Goodyera schlechtendaliana Rchb.F.

Species

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Characteristics

Plants terrestrial, 6-25 cm tall. Rhizome slender to stout, many noded. Stem erect, 1-6 cm, 4-6-leaved. Leaves subrosulate or spaced along stem, abaxially pale green, adaxially green with irregular white markings, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2.5-5 × 0.8-2.2 cm, base subrounded or broadly cuneate, apex acute; petiole-like base and tubular sheath 0.4-1.8 cm. Peduncle pale green, 5-12 cm, pubescent, with 2-4 sterile bracts; rachis 3-10 cm, subdensely 5-to more than 20-flowered, secund; floral bracts lanceolate, 7-12 mm, pubescent, apex acuminate. Flowers opening weakly, white, tinged with pink, medium-sized; pedicel and ovary cylindric-fusiform, 8-10 mm, pubescent. Sepals pubescent on outer surface, 1-veined; dorsal sepal narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, cymbiform, 7-10 × 3-3.5 mm, apex acute; lateral sepals ovate-lanceolate, 7-9 × 3.5-4 mm, apex acute. Petals rhombic-oblanceolate, 7-10 × 2.5-3 mm, 1-veined, apex obtuse or subacute; lip ovate, 6-8.5 × 3-4 mm; hypochile concave-saccate, inside papillose; epichile ligulate, 3-3.5 mm, slightly recurved. Column ca. 3 mm; anther ovoid, acuminate; pollinia ca. 3 mm; rostellum 2-3 mm, remnant deeply bifid. Fl. Aug-Oct. 2n = 30 + 0-2B, 60.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.25
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Goodyera schlechtendaliana world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:636203-1
WFO ID wfo-0000974777
COL ID 3H2JS
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Synonyms

Peramium schlechtendalianum Orchiodes schlechtendaliana Georchis schlechtendaliana Goodyera melinostele Goodyera schlechtendaliana Epipactis labiata Epipactis melinostele Epipactis schlechtendahliana Epipactis secundiflora Goodyera japonica Goodyera labiata Goodyera schlechtendaliana f. similis