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Calanthe englishii
Calanthe englishii Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1899) 111
Type: Giulianetti s.n. (Mt. Scratchley, 4000 ft) (holo K)
Synonyms:
Rhizome creeping. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminate, narrowed into a petiole, 30-53 by 1.5-1.9 cm Inflorescence 23 cm high, with a few oblong scales. Raceme short, few-flowered. Floral bracts deciduous. Pedicels 1.3-1.5 cm long. Sepals elliptic-oblong, 0.84-1.05 cm long. Median sepal obtuse, lateral sepals apiculate. Petals elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 0.63-0.84 cm long. Lip adnate to the column up to the column-apex, entire, broadly obovate, obtuse, concave, 0.63-0.84 cm long, at the base with two slightly thickened veins; spur elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 0.42 cm long. Column clavate, 0.32 cm long. (After Rolfe, 1899).
Not recorded.
Terrestrial. Altitude 1200 m.
Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).
Papua New Guinea. See map
Intermediate growing terrestrial, requires shaded position.
Not known
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Undetermined
- Subtribe Collabiinae
- Genus Calanthe
- Section Styloglossum
- Species Calanthe englishii
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Calanthe englishii
Calanthe englishii Rolfe, herbarium sheet, Giulianetti s.n. (1896), holotype (K)
Calanthe englishii
Calanthe englishii Rolfe, detail of herbarium sheet, Giulianetti s.n. (1896), holotype (K)