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Oberonia caulescens Lindl. ex Wall., Cat. no. 1850. 1929. nom. nud., Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orch. 15. 1830; Liu & Su, Fl. Taiwan 5: 1070. 1978.

二裂唇莪白蘭

  • Malaxis caulescens (Lindl.) Rchb. f.
  • Oberonia bilobatolabella Hayata

    Stems 4-6 cm long, mostly enclosed by leaf sheaths. Leaves equitant, distichous, fleshy, green or yellowish green, linear-lanceolate, ca. 3-9 cm long, 4-7 mm wide, apex acute, base obliquely articulated. Racemes 5-15 cm long, erect or pendulous; peduncle distinctly ridged; bracts ovate-lanceolate, 1.6-2 mm long; pedicel and ovary 2-2.5 mm long. Flowers greenish or tinged with orange, 3 mm long; sepals reflexed, ovate-oblong, 1 mm long, 0.6 mm wide, obtuse; petals linear-oblong, 1 mm long, 0.2 mm wide, obtuse or rounded at apex, cuneate at base; lip cuneate-rectangular in outline, 1.5-2 mm long, 1 mm wide, with 2 small orbicular auricles at base, 2-lobed at apex, lobes slightly divergent, ovate or triangular, 0.8 mm long, acute or obtuse; column 0.2 mm long; anther rhomboid-orbicular; pollinia globose or ovoid. Capsules ellipsoid, 3-4.5 mm long, pedicel 1-2 mm long.

    TAIPEI: North Chiatienshan, Suzuki s. n. Jul 1931. ILAN: Nanhutashan, Suzuki s. n. Jul 1922. MIAOLI: Kwanwu, Huang 4150; Tapachienshan, Lin s. n. Aug 1972. TAICHUNG: Anmashan, Liu et al. 349. NANTOU: Chitou, Su 6953; Shanlinchi, Su & Chen 7687. CHIAYI: Alishan, Sasaki s. n. Jan 1912. KAOSHIUNG: Dona, Su & al. 7524*. PINGTUNG: Takueihu, Su & Hsu 8156. Tasulin, Su 9341. TAITUNG: Tapushan, Su 670; Hsinkongshan, Su & Chen 7723. HUALIEN: Romawangshan, Su 1261.

    Southwestern China, the Himalaya and Indochina. Taiwan, forests at 1,000-2,000 m, through.


     

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