心启兰 xin qi lan

Chenorchis singchii Z. J. Liu, K. W. Liu & L. J. Chen.

Stems erect or ascending, 2-2.5 cm × 3-4 mm, with 2-6 leaves. Leaves fleshy; blade 2-18 cm × 2.5-3.5 mm. Inflorescences 1 or 2, arching or pendulous, 3-4.5 cm, with 2-10 flowers; rachis clavate, 2-3 mm thick; floral bracts ovate, 2.5-3 mm, membranous. Flowers purple-red, tinged with yellowish or pale yellow, not fully opening; pedicel and ovary 6-8 mm. Sepals and petals suboblong to ovate-elliptic, 2.5-3.5 × 1.2-1.7 mm, petals slightly smaller than sepals; lip 3-lobed; lateral lobes ovate-elliptic, 1.7-2 × 0.9-1.1 mm; mid-lobe orbicular, concave, 2-2.5 mm, emarginate at apex; spur cylindric, 2-2.3 mm, parallel to ovary, slightly curved toward end. Column ca. 1 mm; rostellum ca. 1.4 mm wide; pollinia subglobose; caudicles very short; stipe ca. 1.3 mm. Fl. Feb-Mar.

Epiphytic on tree trunks or branches in broad-leaved forests; 1600-2000 m. W Yunnan (Tengchong: Gaoligong Shan) [NE India (Assam)].