Agrostophyllum planicaule (Wallich) Rchb.f.

in Walp. Ann. 6: 909 (1864).

Synonymes

Agrostophyllum hasseltii (Wight) Rchb.f. in Walp. Ann. 6: 909 (1864).

Agrostophyllum khasianum Griff. in Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. 4: 378. T. 19 (1844).

Eria planicaulis Wallich in Lindley, Bot. Reg. 28: 8. Misc. 4 (1840). (basionyme)

Appendicula hasseltii Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient.: t. 1748 (1851).

Répartition

Andaman et Nicobar, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Cambodge, Inde, Laos, Malaisie, Népal, Sikkim, Singapour, Thaïlande, Vietnam.

Inde : Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal.

Floraison : _____JJAS___. Altitude de 200 à 610 m.

Description sommaire

Plante terrestre, épiphyte. Feuilles de 3 à 4, de 105-200 × 18-25 mm, oblongues. Bractées lancéolées. Fleurs de 0 à 20, blanches. Sépale dorsal oblong, de 3-4 × 1-2 mm. Sépales latéraux oblongs, de 3-5 × 2-3 mm. Pétales oblongs, de 2-3 × 0-1 mm. Labelle trilobé. Chromosomes : 2n=40,48.

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