Uncifera acuminata Lindl.

in J. Linn. Soc. 3: 40 (1859).

Synonymes

Saccolabium acuminatum (Lindl.) Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. Ind. 6. 65 (1890).

Répartition

Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Chine, Inde, Népal, Sikkim.

Chine : Guizhou, Yunnan.

Inde : Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, West Bengal.

Floraison : ___AMJJ_____. Altitude de 1330 à 2000 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 0 à 25 cm. Feuilles de 6 à 7, de 20-90 × 4-12 mm, linéaires, oblongues. Fleurs de 8 à 10, vertes. Eperon de 6 à 8 mm, plus long que l'ovaire. Sépale dorsal concave, de 4-6 × 2-3 mm. Sépales latéraux concaves, de 4-6 × 2-3 mm. Pétales ovales, de 2-6 × 1-4 mm. Labelle triangulaire, trilobé.

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