Bulbophyllum polyrrhizum Lindl.

in Gen. Sp. Orch. Pl. 53 (1830).

Synonymes

Phyllorchis polyrhiza (Lindl.) Kuntze in Rev. Gen. 2: 677 (1891).

Répartition

Birmanie, Chine, Inde, Laos, Népal, Sikkim, Thaïlande.

Chine : Yunnan.

Inde : Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Floraison : _FMAM_______. Altitude de 457 à 2135 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 6 à 7 cm. Feuille unique, de 60-70 × 7-9 mm, oblongues. Bractées oblongues. Fleurs de 4 à 6, vertes. Sépale dorsal concave, ovale. Sépales latéraux lancéolés, oblongs. Pétales ovales. Labelle oblong. Chromosomes : 2n=38.

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