Cheirostylis chinensis Rolfe
in Ann. Bot. 9. 158 (1895).
Synonymes
Cheirostylis philippinensis Ames in Orchidaceae. 2. 59 (1908).
Cheirostylis taiwanensis Yamamoto in Journ. Soc. Trop. Agric., Taiwan, 1933, 5. 54 (1933).
Répartition
Chine, Hong Kong, Laos, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam.
Chine : Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan.
Philippines : Benguet, Kalinga-Apayao, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Quezon.
Taiwan : Kao-hsiung, Nan-t'ou, P'ing-tung.
Floraison : __M_________. Altitude de 300 à 900 m.
Description sommaire
Plante terrestre. Taille de 6 à 12 cm. Feuilles de 2 à 5, de 10-25 × 8-10 mm, en rosette basale, pétiolées. Bractées lancéolées. Fleurs de 2 à 3, blanches. Sépales latéraux soudés. Pétales oblongs, de 0-5 × 0-2 mm.
Bibliographie
Helen L. Valmayor. Orchidiana Philippiniana. Tome 1. Eugenio Lopez Foundation. 1984. Page 133.
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Chen Singchi & Tsi Zhanhua & Luo Yibo. Native orchids of China in Color. Science Press, Beijing New-York. 1999. Page 73. Photo.
E.M.G. Agoo, A. Shuiteman, E.F. De Vogel. Flora Malesiana. Orchids of the Philippines Vol. I. ETI/National Herbarium of the Netherlands. 2003. Dessin.
Chen Singchi, Liu Zhongjian, Luo Yibo, Jin Xiaohua, Tsi Zhanhuo. A field guide to the orchids of China. 2009. Page 103. Photo.
Wu Zhengyi & Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan. Flora of China. Orchidaceae. Science Press (Beijing). 2009. Page 62.
Zhihui Xu & Hong Jiang & Deping Ye & Ende Liu. The wild orchids in Yunnan. Yunnan Publishing Group Corporation. 2010. Page 61. Photo.
Jim Cootes. Philippine native orchid species. Katha Publishing. 2011. Page 77. Photo.
Wei-Min Lin & Yi-Fu Wang. The wild orchids of Taiwan. KBCC Press. 2014. Page 240. Photo.