Liparis condylobulbon Rchb.F.

Tapered sphinx orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Liparis

Characteristics

Herbs, epiphytic or lithophytic. Rhizomes long, ca. 2.5 mm in diam. Pseudobulbs borne 2-4 cm apart on rhizome, green, glossy, cylindric, 6-12 cm × 5-8 mm, attenuate toward apex. Leaves 2, lanceolate or oblanceolate-linear, 10-15 × 1-1.5 cm, base contracted into a short petiole, articulate, apex obtuse or acute. Inflorescence 10-20 cm; rachis densely many flowered; floral bracts lanceolate, ca. 3 mm. Flowers pale green or nearly white; pedicel and ovary ca. 5 mm. Sepals oblong, ca. 3.5 × 1-1.5 mm, apex obtuse. Petals linear, ca. 3.5 × 0.5 mm, apex obtuse; lip obovate, ca. 3 × 2 mm, inconspicuously bilobed. Column ca. 2 mm. Fl. Sep-Nov. 2n = 30, 42.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Constipation (unspecified), Gastromegaly (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Liparis condylobulbon world distribution map, present in China, Fiji, Moldova (Republic of), Myanmar, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Viet Nam, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:640803-1
WFO ID wfo-0000228042
COL ID 3V9J4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 671313
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Liparis clemensiae Leptorkis condylobulbon Liparis condylobulbon Liparis dolichopoda Liparis nesophila Liparis persimilis Liparis savaiiensis Liparis treubii Liparis confusa Cestichis persimilis Cestichis clemensiae Cestichis vestita Stichorkis persimilis Stichorkis condylobulbon Cestichis condylobulbon Gyrostachys nesophila Leptorchis condylobulbon Liparis confusa var. amboinensis Liparis confusa var. latifolia