Phreatia caulescens Ames

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Phreatia

Characteristics

Stem tufted, pendulous, usually 10-20 cm, not pseudobulbous, completely enclosed in overlapping brown basal leaf sheaths. Leaves many, distichous on upper part of stem; leaf blade linear, ca. 6 × 0.6 cm, acute. Inflorescence axillary, lateral, arching, ca. 8 cm, slender; rachis conspicuously longer than peduncle; floral bracts ovate, ca. 3 mm, acute. Flowers whitish, ca. 3 mm in diam.; pedicel and ovary ca. 3 mm. Sepals ovate, ca. 1.5 × 1 mm, acute. Petals elliptic, ca. 1.3 × 1 mm, acute; lip ± broadly oblong, ca. 1.5 × 1 mm, with short claw and a shallow sac at base. Column short. Fl. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Phreatia caulescens world distribution map, present in China, Philippines, Taiwan, Province of China, and Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:650766-1
WFO ID wfo-0000270048
COL ID 6VD2V
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Synonyms

Octarrhena caulescens Phreatia caulescens