Calanthe lechangensis Z.H.Tsi & Tang 1981 Photo courtesy of Orchid Society Of China Website

Common Name The Lechang Calanthe [A city in Guangdong State China] - In China Le Chang Xia Ji Lan

Flower Size 1.4" [3.6 cm]

Found in northern Guangdong China as a medium sized, terrestrial with conic, small pseudobulbs with 3 sheaths and carrying a single, plicate, not well developed at blooming, not deciduous, broadly elliptic, glabrous, slightly undialte margins, acute, gradually anrrowing below into the slender, petiolate base leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, puberulent, to 14" [35 cm] long, laxly 4 to 5 flowered inflorescence,

CAUTION I do not have a great photo to work with here and there are more than 4 to 5 flowers so use with extreme caution.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo ok; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven Deyuan 2010 drawing ok;

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