Diploprora championii (Lindl.) Hook.f.

in Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: 26 (1890).

Synonymes

Cottonia championii Lindl. in Bentham, Kew. Journ. 7: 35 (1855). (basionyme)

Diploprora bicaudata (Thwaites) Schltr. in Fedde. Repert. Beih. 4: 281 (1919).

Diploprora kusukusensis Hayata in Ic. Pl. Form. 4: 86 (1914).

Diploprora uraiensis Hayata in Ic. Pl. Form. 4: 87 (1914).

Luisia bicaudata Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 302 (1861).

Sarcanthus rostratus Seem. in Bot. Voy. Herald. 419 (1857).

Stauropsis championi (Lindl.) Tang & Wang in Act. Phytotax. Sin. 1. 1: 93 (1951).

Stauropsis kusukusensis (Hayata) Tang & Wang in Act. Phytotax. Sin. 1. 1: 93 (1951).

Vanda bicaudata (Thwaites) Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 429 (1865).

Répartition

Andaman et Nicobar, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Ceylan, Chine, Hong Kong, Inde, Laos, Népal, Sikkim, Taiwan, Thaïlande, Tibet, Vietnam.

Chine : Fujian, Guangxi, Yunnan.

Inde : Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal.

Taiwan : I-lan, Kao-hsiung, Nan-t'ou, New T'ai-pei, P'ing-tung, T'ao-yuan.

Floraison : _FMAMJJASOND. Altitude de 660 à 1330 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 8 à 40 cm. Fleurs de 3 à 6, jaunes, vertes. Sépale dorsal lancéolé, oblong, de 9-11 × 0-6 mm. Sépales latéraux oblongs, ovales, de 9-11 × 5-7 mm. Labelle trilobé, de 7-11 × 0-4 mm. Chromosomes : 2n=16,38.

Commentaires

Apex du labelle bifide comme une langue de serpent.

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