Coelogyne alba (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

in Walp. Ann. 6: 236 (1861).

Synonymes

Broughtonia pendula Wallich in Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orch (1830).

Otochilus albus Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orch. Pl. 35 (1830).

Répartition

Bhoutan, Birmanie, Inde, Népal, Sikkim, Thaïlande, Tibet, Vietnam.

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

Floraison : ____MJJ_____. Altitude de 660 à 2440 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. 2 feuilles, de 55-120 × 12-20 mm, elliptiques, lancéolées. Bractées lancéolées, ovales. Fleurs de 12 à 16, blanches. Sépale dorsal lancéolé, oblong, de 8-9 × 2-3 mm. Sépales latéraux lancéolés, oblongs, de 8-9 × 2-3 mm. Pétales lancéolés, linéaires, de 7-9 × 0-3 mm. Labelle trilobé. Chromosomes : 2n=40.

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