吉氏萼脊兰 Sedirea tsii
Distribution : Hunan, Fujian, China.
Habitat : Epiphytic on the trunk of forest, altitude 1200-1850 m.
Note : Similar to the short-stemmed calyx ridge, but this species is smaller in size, larger in flower, white in lip, longer in spur and style. margin of lateral lobe and anterior part of middle lobe purplish red ; lateral lobes narrowly ovate, entire. |
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Stem short, 0.7-1.2 cm long ; |
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Leaf blade suboblong or narrowly elliptic, 7.0-10.0 cm long, 2.4-3.3 cm wide, apex obtuse and slightly unequally dichotomous. |
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Inflorescences with 3-4 flowers, 6.0-9.5 cm long ; total pedicels 3.0-3.5 cm long, 2.9-3.2 cm wide ; bracts broadly ovoid, 6-11 mm, convex, apex obtuse ; flowers have no obvious aroma ; calyx and petals green, ventral brown spots ; pedicel and ovary 1.8-2.5 cm long ; middle sepals obovate to oblong, 1.8-2.1 cm long, 0.6-0.8 cm wide, apex obtuse, pointed, abaxially winged convex ; lateral sepals narrowly elliptic, 1.7-2.0 cm long, 0.6-0.8 cm wide, apex obtuse, pointed, winged convex on the back ; petals obovate to elliptic, 1.6-1.9 cm long, 0.7-0.8 cm wide, apex subtense, base clawed ; three - cleft lip, white ; lateral lobes narrowly ovate, entire, margin purple to red, 6-8 mm long, 3-4 mm wide ; middle lobe, first half purple to red, 7-8 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, curved near tongue-shaped, apex obtuse, with longitudinally extended high folds ; with a corpus callosum, conical, flat on both sides, located in the middle lobe base ; tapered, green, 1.3-1.5 cm long, blunt apex ; stamen column green, length 1.0-1.2 cm, stamen foot 1.0-1.5 mm ; stamen beak lobes 3.0-3.5 mm ; pollen mass 4, two pairs, waxy, oblate-globose.
Flowering period : June to July flowering, August to October can enter the fruit period. |
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