Apostasia nuda R.Br. 1830 SECTION Adactylus
Photo by © J. B. Comber and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria
Photo by © Liu Yan
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Common Name The Bare Apostasia
Flower Size .4" [1 cm]
Found in Bangladesh, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Java and Sumatra in shady coniferous and broad-leaved, evergreen lowland and montane forests on shale at elevations of 320 to 1400 meters as a miniature to small sized, hot to cool growing terrestrial carrying many, close, linear to linear-lanceolate leaves that blooms in the winter on an erect, simple to few branched, many flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Adactylus brunonis (Griff.) Cretz. 1941; Adactylus lobbii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe 1896; Adactylus nudus (R.Br.) Rolfe 1896; Apostasia brunonis Griff. 1851; Apostasia lobbii Rchb.f.1872
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Sm. 1905; Die Orchideen Von Java Figuren Atlas J.J.Sm. 1908 drawing fide; Blumea 17: 333 de Vogel 1969 drawing ok; Indian Orchids: Guide to Identification and Culture Pradhan 1976; The Plants of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Orchids Wood Beaman & Beaman 1993; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; Identification of the Orchids [Orchidaceae Juss.] Vietnam Averyanov 1994; Orchids of Sarawak Beeman & Wood 2001; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007; Orchids of Vietnam, Illustrated survey, part 1 Averyanov 2008; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 5 2010 photo fide; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011 photo fide; Wild Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia Ong, O'Byrne, Yong & Saw 2011 photo ok
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