Sunipia racemosa (Sm.) Tang & F.T.Wang 1951 Photo courtesy of © David Kuehn

Common Name or Meaning The Racemose Sunipia

Flower Size

Found in Thailand blooms in spring on a racemose inflorescece of 25 flowers.

Text from David - Seidenfaden and Smitinand's "Orchids of Thailand". list an Ione GT3100 which seems rather close to the one I photographed. In their additions and corrections S & S mention the GT3100 may be I. scariosa. It was blooming in April.

CAUTION Kew has this one as a synonym of B reptans and if so then this determination is not correct. More research is needed so please use with caution!!!!

Synonyms Ione racemosa (Sm.) Seidenf. 1969; Stelis racemosa Sm. 1816; Tribrachia racemosa (Sm.) Lindl. 1826

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Botanisk Tidsskrift Bind 64 hefte 2-3 Notes on the Genus Ione Seidenfaden 1969 as Ione racemosa drawing ; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 24 1457 - 1520 Brieger 1991 drawing ok; A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001 photo fide; Bulbophyllum and Their Allies Seigerist 2001; A field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2005 photo fide;

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