瓜子毛兰(中国高等植物图鉴)
Eria dasyphylla Par. et Rchb. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 30: 147. 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 5: 808. 1890; King et Pantl. in Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 8: 128. pl. 177. 1898; 中国高等植物图鉴5: 709. 图8247. 1976——Trichotosia dasyphylla (Par. et Rchb. f.) Kraenzl. in Engler, Pflanzenr. 45 (IV. 50. II. B. 21): 138. fig. 29. 1911; Seidenf. in Opera Bot. 62: 12. fig. 1. 1982.
Epiphytic on trees; 900-1600 m. S and SW Yunnan [India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam].
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Plants 2-3 cm tall, grayish white hirsute, with ± tufted rhizomes. Stem very short. | ||
Leaves 2-5, tufted, petiolate, elliptic or obovate-cuneate, 10-15 × 4-6 mm, fleshy, apex obtuse; petiole 3-4 cm, running down to a trumpet-shaped basal sheath. | ||
Inflorescence axillary, with a solitary flower; peduncle 5-10 mm, with 2 trumpet-shaped basal sheaths; floral bracts persistent, ca. 2 mm, acuminate. Flowers pale yellow; pedicel very short. Sepals with dense long white hairs abaxially; dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate, 3-4 × 1-2 mm, obtuse; lateral sepals obliquely triangular, 5-6 × ca. 4 mm, obtuse; mentum ca. 4 × 2 mm. Petals oblong, 3-4 × ca. 1 mm, abaxially with dense white long hairs, apex obtuse; lip obovate-oblong, 5-6 × ca. 3 mm, slightly contracted at middle, thickened, abaxially with white long hairs, margin ciliate, apex subtruncate, with 2 suboblong calli on both sides, with a slightly thickened area between calli. Column ca. 1.5 mm; foot ca. 4 mm. Capsule obovoid-cylindric, 5-6 × nearly 3 mm, with white long hairs. Fl. Jun-Sep. | ||