Tridactyle sarcodantha Mansf.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Tridactyle

Characteristics

An epiphyte with a short suberect stem ± 5 cm. long.. Leaves linear, unequally bilobed at the apex, each lobe with 2 blunt teeth, 9–16.5 cm. long, 1.2–1.3 cm. wide, twisted at the base.. Inflorescences up to 9 cm. long; rhachis fleshy; bracts ovate, cucullate, 4 mm. long.. Flowers fleshy, yellowish; pedicel and ovary 5 mm. long, lepidote.. Dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, 9–10 mm. long, 3.5 mm. wide, lepidote on outer surface; lateral sepals similar.. Petals triangular-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, 8 mm. long, 2.5 mm. wide.. Lip cuneate-rectangular, auriculate at the base, 3-lobed in front, 11 mm. long, 3.5 mm. wide; side lobes spreading obliquely, short, 2 mm. long, 1 mm. wide; mid-lobe narrowly triangular, acuminate, 6 mm. long, 2.5 mm. wide.. Spur incurved, slightly inflated apically, 2.2 cm. long.. Column 4 mm. long.
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Growth form herb
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Conservation status

Tridactyle sarcodantha threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660767-1
WFO ID wfo-0000328115
COL ID 58NL8
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Synonyms

Tridactyle sarcodantha