Thrixspermum merguense (Hook.f.) Kuntze

in Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 628 (1891).

Synonymes

Ascochilus pulvinatus Guillaum. in Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Paris. 2. S. 36. 4: 539 (1964).

Dendrocolla merguensis (Hook.f.) Ridl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 32: 380 (1896).

Sarcochilus kusukusensis Hayata in Ic. Pl. Form. 6: 83 (1916).

Sarcochilus merguensis Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: 40 (1890). (basionyme)

Thrixspermum bicristatum Ames in Orch. 5: 202 (1915).

Thrixspermum comans J.J.Smith in Bull. Dept. Agric. Ind. Neerl. 13. 61 (1907).

Thrixspermum kusukusense (Hayata) Schltr. in Fedde. Repert. Beih. 4: 274 (1919).

Thrixspermum merguense (Hook.f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand in Orch. Thail. (Prelim. List) 525 (1963).

Répartition

Andaman et Nicobar, Birmanie, Borneo, Inde, Java, Laos, Malaisie, Philippines, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thaïlande, Vietnam.

Borneo : Sabah.

Inde : Assam.

Philippines : Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Laguna, Leyte, Rizal, Southern Leyte.

Sumatra : Bengkulu, Sumatera Barat.

Taiwan : I-lan, Nan-t'ou, T'ai-tung.

Floraison : __MAMJJASON_. Altitude de 700 à 750 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 4 à 8 cm. Feuilles de 5 à 9, de 20-25 × 0-10 mm, lancéolées, apex obtus. Fleurs de 4 à 6, jaunes. Sépale dorsal concave, oblong, à apex obtus, de 0-5 × 0-2 mm. Sépales latéraux concaves, oblongs, de 0-5 × 0-3 mm. Pétales concaves, oblongs, à apex obtus, de 0-5 × 0-2 mm. Labelle trilobé.

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