Aerides falcata Lindl. & Paxton

in Paxt. Fl. Gard. 2: 142 (1852).

Synonymes

Aerides larpentae Boxall in Naves In Blanco, Flora Filip. Ed. 3. Nov. App. 239 (1882).

Aerides leoniae (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in Cf. L'Orchidoph. 301 (1885).

Aerides mendelii Boxall in Naves In Blanco, Flora Filip. Ed. 3. Nov. App. 239 (1882).

Aerides retrofracta Wallich in Hooker Fil., Fl. Brit. Ind. 46 (1890).

Aerides siamensis Klinge in Act. Hort. Petrop. 47: 134 (1898).

Répartition

Birmanie, Chine, Cambodge, Inde, Laos, Thaïlande, Vietnam.

Chine : Yunnan.

Inde : Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh.

Laos : Borikhan, Champasak, Khammouan, Louangphabang, Savannakhet, Viangchan, Viangchan City, Xaignabouli.

Floraison : ___AMJ______. Altitude de 200 à 800 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 25 à 42 cm. Fleurs de 30 à 30, blanches, roses. Sépale dorsal ovale, de 0-12 × 0-10 mm. Sépales latéraux ovales. Labelle trilobé. Chromosomes : 2n=38.

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