Thelasis pygmaea (Griff.) Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Thelasis

Characteristics

Pseudobulbs tufted, flattened globose, 3-10 × 7-18 mm, apex often with 1 large leaf and 1(or 2) smaller leaves. Larger leaf blade narrowly oblong-oblanceolate to nearly narrowly oblong, (2.7-)4-8(-12) × 0.6-1.3 cm, slightly fleshy, base contracted into a short, conduplicate petiole, apex obtuse, acute, or unequally bilobed; small leaf blade suboblong, 0.7-1.5 cm, sometimes absent. Inflorescence 10-20(-30) cm, slender, with 2 or 3 basal sheaths; rachis ± arching, 5-10 cm, often thickened, densely many flowered; floral bracts persistent, often slightly tinged with purplish, ovate-triangular or ovate-lanceolate, ca. 2 mm. Flowers yellowish green, not opening widely; pedicel and ovary ca. 3 mm. Dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 2-2.5 × ca. 1 mm; lateral sepals similar to dorsal sepal, cymbiform, abaxially keeled or sometimes narrowly winged. Petals suboblong or narrowly oblong, ca. 2 × 0.7 mm; lip ovate-triangular, ca. 1.8 × 1.2 mm, margin incurved, apex acuminate. Column short. Fl. Apr-Oct. 2n = 30.
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Distribution

Thelasis pygmaea world distribution map, present in China

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Synonyms

Thelasis pygmaea