Thaia saprophytica Seidenf. 1975
Plant in situ Photos courtesy of André Schuiteman, Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol III
Common Name The Saprophytic Thaia
Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]
Found in Thailand and Laos in crevasse between large limestone rock in hill forests at elevations of 1400 to 1500 meters as a leafless mycoheterotrophic, medium to just large sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Genera in Thailand Vol VI Seidenfaden 1978 drawing fide; Orchid Genera of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam Schuiteman & de Vogel 2000; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide;
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