Cottonia peduncularis (Lindl.) Thwaites

in Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 303 (1861).

Synonymes

Cottonia macrostachya Wight in Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 303 (1861).

Cottonia peduncularis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in Schiller,, Cat. Orch.-Samml. 22 (1857).

Vanda peduncularis Lindl. in Schiller,, Cat. Orch.-Samml. 22 (1857). (basionyme)

Répartition

Ceylan, Inde.

Inde : Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.

Floraison : __MAMJJA____. Altitude de 300 à 600 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 10 à 12 cm. Sépale dorsal obovale, de 8-9 × 4-5 mm. Sépales latéraux obovales, de 8-9 × 4-5 mm. Pétales obovales. Labelle trilobé. Chromosomes : 2n=38,40.

Bibliographie

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