Liparis salassia (Pers.) Summerh. 1953
Plant and Flowers in situ Reunion
Photos by © François Vandeschricke and The Orchidees de Reunion Website
Drawing by © Thouars and Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria
THROUGH MID
Common Name The ? Liparis
Flower Size
Found in Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros and Reunion in humid evergreen forests at elevations of 400 to 1600 meters as a miniature sized, hot to cool growing terrestrial with a reddish to violet stem carrying 2, basal, cordate, crenulate, obtuse leaves that blooms in the summer through mid fall on a terminal, erect, short, subcorymbose inflorescence with purple violet flowers
Synonyms *Epipactis salassia Pers. 1807; Leptorkis purpurascens (Thouars) Kuntze 1891; Liparis purpurascens (Thouars) Lindl. 1825; Malaxis purpurascens Thouars 1822; Neottia salassia (Pers.) Steud. 1841; Ophrys salassia (Pers.) Comm. ex A.Rich. 1828; Serapias salassia (Pers.) Steud. 1821
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Historie Particulier des Plantes Orchidees Recueilles Sur Trois Iles Australes d'Afrique Thouars 1822 as Malaxis purpurescens drawing fide; Flora of Madagascar Perrier 1939/81 as L purpurescens; Orchids of Madagascar, Hermans, Du Puy, Cribb and Bosser 2007; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Hermans 2009 photo fide; Les Orchidees de Madagascar Bosser & Lecoufle 2015 photo fide; A la Recherche des Orchidees de Madagascar Hervouet 2018 photo fide;
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