Plocoglottis gigantea (Hook.f.) J.J.Smith

in Fedde. Repert. 32: 228 (1933).

Synonymes

Alismorchis gigantea (Hook.f.) Kuntze in Rev. Gen. 2: 650 (1891).

Calanthe gigantea Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. Ind. 5: 856 (1890). (basionyme)

Plocoglottis foetida Ridl. in J. Linn. Soc. 32: 319 (1896).

Répartition

Borneo, Malaisie, Singapour, Sumatra, Thaïlande.

Sumatra : Jambi, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Utara.

Floraison : _______ASO__. Altitude de 900 à 900 m.

Description sommaire

Plante terrestre. Taille de 0 à 100 cm. Feuilles de 16 à 18, de 220-250 × 25-50 mm, alternes, elliptiques, lancéolées. Bractées ovales. Fleurs de 20 à 50, jaunes, oranges. Sépale dorsal oblong, ovale, de 15-18 × 6-7 mm. Sépales latéraux elliptiques, ovales, de 19-20 × 7-8 mm. Pétales elliptiques, de 16-17 × 5-6 mm. Labelle ovale, de 8-9 × 8-9 mm.

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