Pteroceras leopardinum (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.F.) Seidenf. & Smitinand

Species

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Characteristics

Stems 2-10 cm, 4-5 mm in diam., rigid, 3-6-leaved. Leaf blade suboblong, 9.5-14 × 1.5-2 cm, thinly leathery, acute. Racemes 2-6, 1-2 cm, to 10-flowered; peduncle and rachis dilated distally, glabrous, longitudinally ribbed; floral bracts ovate-triangular, ca. 1 mm. Flowers slightly fleshy, yellow with purplish brown spots, lip white abaxially, spur white; pedicel and ovary 5-6 mm, ovary strongly 3-keeled. Dorsal sepal subovate-lanceolate, ca. 4 × 2 mm, obtuse; lateral sepals broadly ovate-triangular, ca. 4 × 4 mm, obtuse. Petals oblong, ca. 4 × 1.5 mm, obtuse; lip movable, 3-lobed; lateral lobes erect, oblong, ca. 3 × 1 mm, obtuse-rounded; mid-lobe ovate-triangular, ca. 1.5 × 1 mm, fleshy, base with 2 calli on either side, apex obtuse; spur conic-oblong, ca. 4 × 2 mm, inside densely hairy, apex obtuse. Column ca. 2 mm, thick, foot ca. 3 mm. Fl. May.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Pteroceras leopardinum world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:655223-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288320
COL ID 4PVSJ
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Synonyms

Sarcochilus benguetensis Sarcochilus leopardinus Thrixspermum leopardinum Pteroceras leopardinum Cleisostoma sigaldiense Proteroceras holttumii Biermannia annamensis