Photo by Averyanov © and Taiwania 61(4):319-354 November 2016, New Species of Orchids (Orchidaceae) in the Flora of Vietnam Averyanov, Nong, Nguyen and Truong

Inflorescence

Photo by © www.hanamist.sakura.ne.jp and Hoa Lan Vietnam Website

TYPE Drawing

TYPE Drawing by © Seidenfaden

LATE EARLY

Common Name The Falcate Petal Habenaria

Flower Size 1.54" [3.1 cm]

Found in northern Thailand and Vietnam in hill evergreen forests at elevations around 1500 to 1675 meters as a medium to large sized, cool growing terrestrial with an erect, slender stem carrying from the base up, 3 or more leafless clasping sheaths and then 5 to 6, cauline, clustered towards the middle of the stem, elliptic-oblanceolate, acute to acuminate leaves grading above into 1 to 2, erect, lanceolate, sterile bracts that blooms in the late summer and early fall on an erect, terminal, glabrous, 20" to 44" [50 to 90 cm] long overall, rachis from 5.6 to 8.8" [14 to 22 cm] long, lax, to 8 flowered inflorescence with a 5.8 to 8.8" [14.5 to 22 cm] long rachis and lanceolate, acute floral bracts.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Dansk Botanisk Arkiv Bind 31 #3 Orchid Genera in Thailand V Orchidoideae Seidenfaden 1977 drawing fide;

Identification of the Orchids [Orchidaceae Juss.] Vietnam Averyanov 1994;

Flora Of Thailand Orchidaceae Vol 12 Part 1 Pedersen, Kurzweil, Suddee & Cribb 2011 drawing ok;

Taiwania 61(4):319-354 November 2016, New Species of Orchids (Orchidaceae) in the Flora of Vietnam Averyanov, Nong, Nguyen and Truong 2016 photo fide;

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