Liparis pumila Aver.

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs, epiphytic. Pseudobulbs clustered, ovoid to subglobose, 5-7 × 4-5 mm, enclosed by 3 or 4 green herbaceous sheaths. Leaf 1, ligulate to ligulate-oblanceolate, 5-6 × 0.6-0.8 cm, base contracted, articulate, apex acute. Inflorescence 3-7 cm; peduncle 1.5-3.5 cm; rachis 1.5-3.5 cm, sublaxly 7-20-flowered; floral bracts lanceolate, 3.5-4 mm, apex acute. Flowers pale green; pedicel and ovary 2-2.5 mm. Dorsal sepal oblong, ca. 2.5 × 1 mm, 1-veined, apex obtuse; lateral sepals obliquely oblong, ca. 2.5 × 1 mm, 1-veined, apex subacute. Petals linear, ca. 2.5 × 0.25 mm, apex obtuse; lip lower half broadly obovate, upper half transversely suborbicular, ca. 3 × 2 mm, base with 2 widely separated calli, apex irregularly dentate, apiculate. Column ca. 2 mm, not winged, slightly curved apically. Fl. Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Liparis pumila world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20011529-1
WFO ID wfo-0000462211
COL ID 3V9T7
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Synonyms

Liparis pumila