Calanthe otuhanica C.L.Chan & T.J.Barkman 1997 SUBGENUS Calanthe SECTION Calanthe
Photos by © Th. Nordhausen and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Site
EARLY
Common Name or Meaning The Landslide Calanthe [refers to the habitat]
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found in Sabah Borneo near Mount Kinabalu in upper montane scrub forests on old landslide areas on ultramafic substrates in full sun at elevations of 2500 to 3000 meters as a medium sized, cold growing lithophyte or terrestrial orchid with ovoid, 3 to 4 noded pseudobulbs enveloped completely by leaf bases and carrying 2 to 4, plicate, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, gradually narrowing basally into the petiolate base leaves that blooms in the winter through early summer on an erect, terminal, racemose, shortly pubescent, 34.2 to 48" [83 to 110 cm] long, laxly 14 to 20 flowered inflorescence with lancelate, acuminate bracts and persistent, dark green, narrowly oblong-linear, acuminate floral bracts and carrying sweetly scented flowers
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Borneo Vol 4 J.J.Wood 2003 drawing/photo fide; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 1 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011 drawing/photo fide; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011; The Genus Calanthe Clayton & Cribb 2013 drawing/photo fide;
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