Cheirostylis didymacantha Seidenf. 1978
Plant and Flowers in situ Photos by © Manorot Tangsaveepha and the Butterflys & Wild Orchids Gallery
Common Name The Split in Two Epichile Cheirostylis
Flower Size .2" [5 mm]
Found in Thailand with a tuber giving rise to a short stem carrying 3 to 4, large for the genus, lanceolate, gradually narrowing below into the petiolate base leaves that blooms in the winter on an erectvery thin, pubescent, to 5" [12.5 cm] long, few to 4 flowered inflorescence with an acuminate, shorter than the ovary floral bract.
Said to be a synonym of C spathulata and most likely is but I have kept them separate for now.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchid Genera in Thailand Vol VI Seidenfaden 1978 drawing fide; Flora Of Thailand Orchidaceae Vol 12 Part 1 Pedersen, Kurzweil, Suddee & Cribb 2011 as syn of C spathulata
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