小花盆距兰gastrochilus minutiflorus
Epiphytic plant, southern Yunnan. | ||
Stems : Stems cylindrical, pendulous. | ||
Leaves : Leaves alternate in two rows, several, fleshy, usually sickle-shaped oblong, ca. 4.5-9 cm long, ca. 1.7-1.1 cm wide ; leaf margin entire purple, back with purple spots, leaf main vein is purple, apex acuminate or pale ; basal leaf sheath holding stem. | ||
Flowers : Inflorescences umbrella-shaped, opposite to leaves or growing on leaf base 1-3 mm, pale green with reddish brown spots ; flowers developed, stem about 1 cm, pedicel with ovary about 1 cm long, light green ; sepals and petals light green, with reddish brown spots ( spots clearly visible on the back of the leaf ) ; the middle sepals are nearly oblong, about 5 mm long and 3 mm wide. Lateral sepals close to middle sepals, ca. 0.4 mm long, ca. 0.2 mm wide ; petals obovate, ca. 0.4 mm long, ca. 0.1 mm wide. Lip valve posterior capsule, stamen column foot to bottom yellow, with 1-2 purplish red spots, capsule white, cystic mouth about 3 mm, deep about 3 mm ; the front lip is triangular, first stretched forward and then bent downward. The edge is irregularly serrated, white, and the middle is orange with purple spots. Stamen column short, junction with posterior capsule purplish red spots ; the cap is light yellow, pollen mass 2, nearly oval, with a small hole at the top.
Flowering : March - April.
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