Calanthe lyroglossa Rchb.

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9. Calanthe lyroglossa Rchb. f.

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Otia Botanica Hamburgensia: 53 (1878) ; Seidenfaden, Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 29: 22 (1975); Seidenfaden, Opera Botanica 114: 99 (1992); Seidenfaden & Wood, The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore: 175 (1992); Chen et al., Flora of China Vol. 25: 295 (2009). — Alismorkis lyroglossa (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 650 (1891). — Type: Philippines, Luzon, Mt. Mahahai, 1838, Wilkes’ expedition, without collector and number (holo-,?W;?iso-, GH!; AMES, drawing of possible isotype!).

Figures

FIG. 5. — Calanthe lyroglossa Rchb.f. var. lyroglossa: A, inflorescence; B, C, flower (right lateral sepal and petal removed in C); D, lip and gynostemium from above; E, gynostemium; F, operculum. A, Taiwanese plant, Nackejima 8979; B-F, Thai specimen, Seidenfaden & Smitinand 3709 A. Reproduced with permission from the University of Copenhagen,drawn by Kai Olsen.Scale bars: A, 3 cm; B-D, 1 cm; E, 2 mm; F, 1 mm.