Peristylus fasciculatus J.D.Ya, Schuit. & X.H.Jin 2021

Photos by © X.H. Jin, Schuit. & C.B. Ma and Pl. Diversity 43: 397 X.H.Jin, Schuit. & C.B.Ma 2021

LATE EARLY

Common Name The Fasciled Peristylus [refers to the cluster of slender and straight, root-like tubers of this species.]

Flower Size .4" [1 cm]

Found in Yunnan province of China on limestone at elevations of 1200 meters as a medium to just large sized, cool growing litho-terrestrial with several, fasciled, cylindrical, fleshy, straight, pubescent, persistent tubers giving rise to an erect, terete, glabrous stem provided with 6 to 8 basal sheaths and 3 , clusterewd apically, oblong to narrrowly oblong, attenuate basally and sheathed acute to acuminate leaves that blooms in the late summer and early fall on an erect, slender, 5.6 to 12" [14 to 30 cm] long, nodding when young, becoming erect at anthesis, glabrous, peduncle 4.8 to 5.2" [12 to 16 cm] long, provided with 1 to 2, lanceolate, amplexical basally, acuminate apcially scales, rachis 2.4 to 6.6" [6 to 16.5 cm] long, laxly 10 to 20 flowered inflorescence with ovoid, glabrous, acuminate, shorter than the ovaey floral bracts and carrying yellowish green flowers.

" Peristylus fasciculatus is similar to P. tradescantifolius and Hemipilia gracilis , but differs in having several fascicled and straight, root-like tubers (vs. one or two oblongoid tubers), old stems usually persistent, mid-lobe of lip narrowly ligulate-lanceolate and half as long as the lateral lobes (vs. midlobe deltoid, about a third as long as the lateral lobes or less), a raised callus at the base of each lateral lobe (vs. calli absent), spur gradually attenuate toward the apex (vs. spur clavate)." J.D.Ya, Schuit. & X.H.Jin 2021

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Pl. Diversity 43: 395 X.H.Jin, Schuit. & C.B.Ma2021 photos fide;

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