Liparis kwangtungensis Schltr. 1924 SECTION Coriifoliae Rchb.f

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Common Name The Guangdong Liparis - In China Guang Dong Yang Er Suan

Flower Size .2" [.5 mm]

Found in Fujian and Guangdong provinces of China as a mini-miniature sized, cold growiong epiphyte with globose to ovoid pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, subelliptic to oblong, acuminate, petiolate base leaf that blooms in the summer on an erect, peduncle sometimes compressed, very narrowly winged, 1.2 to 2.2" [3 to 5.5 cm] long overall, rachis to .6 to 1" [1.5 to 2.5 cm] long, 5 to 6 flowered inflorescence with narrowly lanceolate floral bracts

Synonyms Stichorkis kwangtungensis (Schltr.) Marg., Szlach. & Kulak 2008

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Dansk Bot Arkiv Bind 31 Nr 1 Orchids of Thailand IV Liparis Seidenfaden 1976 drawing fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide; Atlas of Native Orchids of China Vol 2 Jin Xiaohua, Li Jianwu and Ye Deping 2019 photo fide;

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