Renanthera citrina Aver.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Renanthera

Characteristics

Stems suberect or ± scrambling, 20-40(-80) cm, distichously many leaved. Leaf blade narrowly oblong, 7-10 × 0.9-1.1 cm, thickly leathery, unequally obtusely bilobed. Inflorescence solitary, axillary, from upper part of stem, racemose, 12-26 cm, 5-10-flowered; floral bracts ca. 1 mm, membranous. Flowers yellowish, sparsely spotted with purple-red; pedicel and ovary 1.6-2.7 cm. Dorsal sepal narrowly oblong-spatulate, 18-22 × 3-4 mm, obtuse-acute; lateral sepals similar to dorsal sepal, usually somewhat twisted, 26-31 × 4.5-5.5 mm, base with a claw 5-6 mm, margin strongly undulate, recurved. Petals linear, 13-17 × 1.5-2.5 mm, obtuse; lip much smaller, 3-lobed; lateral lobes erect, ovate-lanceolate, 1.5-2 mm; mid-lobe suborbicular, subglobose-saccate in apical half, ca. 2 mm, with 3 ridges near base, with a shortly conic basal sac ca. 2 × 2 mm and a pair of subquadrate lamellate calli between its base and distal edges of lateral lobes, extending downward into sac. Column 3.5-4 mm. Fl. Apr-May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Environment

Light 4-6
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Soil acidity 2-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
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Images

Renanthera citrina unspecified picture

Distribution

Renanthera citrina world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:999037-1
WFO ID wfo-0000295516
COL ID 4RRMT
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Renanthera citrina Renanthera sinica Renanthera citrina var. sinica