Gastrochilus affinis (King & Pantl.) Kuntze

in Rev. Gen (1891).

Synonymes

Gastrochilus affinis (King & Pantl.) Schltr. in Fedde, Repert 12. 314 (1913).

Saccolabium affine King & Pantl. in ref. [39]P.228 (basionyme)

Répartition

Bhoutan, Chine, Inde, Sikkim, Tibet.

Inde : Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal.

Floraison : ______J_____. Altitude de 2660 à 3000 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 6 à 9 cm. Bractées ovales. Fleurs de 2 à 3, vertes, brunes. Sépale dorsal elliptique, ovale, de 3-4 × 1-2 mm. Sépales latéraux elliptiques, ovales, de 3-4 × 1-2 mm. Pétales elliptiques, ovales, de 3-4 × 1-2 mm. Labelle trilobé, de 3-4 × 2-3 mm.

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