Odontochilus napoensis H.Tang & Y.F.Huang 2016

Photos by © Huan Tang, Hui-Zhe Feng and Yun-Feng Huang and Odontochilus napoensis sp. nov. (Orchidoideae: Orchidaceae) from southwestern Guangxi, China Webpage

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Common Name The Napo Odontochilus [A county of Guangxi province of China]

Flower Size .5" [1.25 cm]

Found in Guangxi province of China in the limestone areas, especially in the humus near the top of the mountain at elevations around 1450 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing terrestrial with an ascending, pubescent stem carrying 2 to 5, abaxially pale green, ovate-elliptic, slightly oblique, acute, petiolate base leaves that blooms in the late spring and early summer on an erect, peduncle pubescent, provided with 1 to 2 pale reddish brown, ovate, pubescent bracts, rachis pubescent 1to 2 flowered inflorescence with pale reddish brown, ovate, abaxially pubescent, sparsely ciliate margin, long acuminate apically, slightly shorter than the ovary, floral bracts and carrying suberect, non-resupinate flowers.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Odontochilus napoensis sp. nov. (Orchidoideae: Orchidaceae) from southwestern Guangxi, China Huan Tang, Hui-Zhe Feng and Yun-Feng Huang 2016 drawing/photo fide;

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