!Tsaiorchis neottianthoides Tang & F.T.Wang 1936 Photos by © China Digital Science and Technology Museum Website
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Common Name The Neottianthe-Like Tsaiorchis - In China Chan Hui Lan
Flower Size 3/8" [8mm]
Found in Guangxi and southeastern Yunnan provinces of China in dense forests and in valleys at elevations around 1500 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial with an erect stem carrying 2, ovate, 7 veined, acute leaves that blooms in the late summer and early fall on an erect, [1.5 to 2 cm] long, secund, 5 to 7 flowered inflorescence with ovate, acuminate floral bracts.
Synonyms Platanthera neottianthoides (Tang & F.T.Wang) R.M.Bateman & P.J.Cribb 2009
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide;
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