Taeniophyllum pusillum (Willd.) Seidenf. & Ormerod

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Taeniophyllum

Characteristics

Roots spreading, flat, to 20 cm, 2-3 mm in diam. Inflorescence suberect, 4-10 mm; peduncle and rachis ca. 0.4 mm in diam.; rachis 1-3-flowered; floral bracts distichous, broadly ovate-triangular, ca. 1.5 mm, abaxially scabrous, apex acute. Flowers opening widely, slightly fleshy; sepals and petals yellow, lip white, spur apex pale yellow; pedicel and ovary 0.5-0.6 mm. Sepals free, ovate, 2.9-3 × 1.2-1.3 mm, without distinct veins, apex obtuse; lateral sepals dorsally carinate. Petals oblong, ca. 2.5 × 0.6 mm, 1-veined, margin sometimes slightly irregularly incised, apex subacute; lip cymbiform, broadly ovate-triangular, ca. 2.5 × 2 mm, very fleshy, adaxially with sparse papillate hairs at base, apex obtuse; spur cylindric, slightly dorsiventrally compressed, ca. 2 × 1 mm, obtuse. Column ca. 1 mm. Capsule cylindric, ca. 10 × 3 mm. Fl. and fr. Mar-May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Taeniophyllum pusillum world distribution map, present in China, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:987172-1
WFO ID wfo-0000320405
COL ID 54HLD
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Synonyms

Limodorum pusillum Oeceoclades retzii Taeniophyllum obtusum Taeniophyllum pusillum Taeniophyllum serrula Taeniophyllum vietnamense Taeniophyllum zollingeri Epidendrum pusillum Chiloschista pusilla