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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