Spiranthes pusilla (Blume) Miq. 1859
Drawings by © Blume
Common Name The Small Spiranthes
Flower Size
Found in southern Sumatra as a mini-miniature to small sized, hot growing terrestrial with a few, thick, fasciculated roots giving rise to 3 to 4, radical, approximate, erect, glabrous, linear-lanceolate, acute, canaliculate, basally sheathing leaves that blooms on a terminal, erect, 1.5 to 15.75" [4.2 to 38 cm] long, provided with 3, lanceolate, clasping, apex free sheathing bracts, rachis .5 to 4.25" [1.25 to 10.8 cm] long, densely several flowered inflorescence with appressed, acuminate, concave, longer than the ovary floral bracts and carrying fragrant flowers
Differs from Spiranthes australis in its modesty and the apex of the lip being barely dilated at the apex.
Synonyms *Gyrostachys pusilla Blume 1859
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Coll. Orchid.: 131 Blume 1859 as Gyrostachys pusilla
* Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 722 Miq. 1859
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