Calanthe alleizettii Gagnep. 1950 SUBGENUS Calanthe SECTION Vernae
Photo by © Jin Xiaohua
Photo by © Ngo Clan Orchids Website
Drawing by © Seidenfadden and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name Alleizett's Calanthe - In China Chang Bing Xia Ji Lan
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found in Yunnan province of China and Vietnam in montane forests in limestone areas at elevations around 200 to 400 [1000 to 1700 meters China] meters as a large sized, hot growing terrestrial with obscure, conic pseudobulbs enveloped by basal leaf sheaths and carrying 2, well developed at blooming, plicate, 5 veined, oblanceolate to lanceolate, acute to acuminate, gradually narrowing below into the petiolate base leaves that bloooms in the summer on an erect, axillary, 8 to 12" [20 to 30 cm] long, 10 flowered inflorescence with persistent, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate floral bracts.
The references to China may be in error, at this time I am not sure of which species they may pertain to.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Identification of the Orchids [Orchidaceae Juss.] Vietnam Averyanov 1994; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos hmm; The Genus Calanthe Clayton & Cribb 2013 drawing/photo fide
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