Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) Saldanha

in J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. 71(1): 75 (1974).

Synonymes

Aerides dalzelliana (Santapau) Garay in Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harvard Univ. 23 (4): 158 (1972).

Gastrochilus dalzellianus (Santapau) Kapadia & Santapau in J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. 71(1): 75 (1963).

Gastrochilus virirdiflorus (Dalzell) Kuntze in Rev. Gen. 661 (1891).

Micropera viridiflora Dalzell in Hook. Kew Journ. 3. 282 (1851). (basionyme)

Saccolabium viridiflorum (Dalzell) Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 3. 36 (1859).

Sarcochilus dalzellianus Santapau in Kew Bull. 498 (1949).

Sarcochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) Cooke in Fl. Pres. Bomb. 2: 697 (1907).

Sarcochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) Hook.f. in Fl. Br. Ind. 6: 38 (1890).

Loxoma viridiflora (Dalzell) U.C.Pradhan in ref. [38]P.522

Répartition

Inde.

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

Floraison : ____MJ______.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Feuilles de 2 à 3, de 50-100 × 15-20 mm, elliptiques, lancéolées. Bractées oblongues, ovales. Fleurs de 0 à 8, blanches, vertes, roses. Labelle trilobé.

Bibliographie

Udai C. Pradhan. Indian orchids : Guide II. Udai C. Pradhan. 1979. Page 522.

D.M.A. Jayaweera. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Volume II. A.A. Balkema/Rotterdam. 1981. Page 191. Dessin.

André Schuiteman, B. Ramamurthy Kailash & Uttam Babu Shrestha. A checklist of the Orchidaceae of India. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. 2022. Page 182.

Rod Rice. Photo intro to: Vandoid Orchid Genera in Asia (revised edition). Nature & Travel Books. 2018. Page 65 (sous le nom Gastrochilus dalzellianus). Photo.


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