× Holcosia taiwaniana
| × Holcosia taiwaniana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Hybrid: | Luisia teres × Holcoglossum quasipinifolium |
| distribution of × Holcosia taiwaniana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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× Holcosia taiwaniana is a natural hybrid of the orchid species Holcoglossum quasipinifolium and Luisia teres. It is an epiphyte endemic to Taiwan.[1]
Description
The occasionally branched, pendulous, terete stems are 30 to 60 cm in length and 4 to 4.5 mm wide. The terete, 14 to 21 cm long and 2 to 3.5 mm wide leaves are not strictly distichously arranged, but rather laxly alternate. Two 4–5 cm wide, yellowish flowers are produced on 2 to 3 cm long inflorescences. The labellum bears brown-red longitudinal stripes.[2] H. taiwaniana bears a resemblance to H. pseudotaiwaniana, but lacks the latter's distinct wedge-shape along the epichile.[3]
References
- ^ a b "× Holcosia taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) Ormerod & Kurzweil". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Flora of China v 25 pp. 477–478, 凤蝶兰属 feng die lan shu, Papilionanthe Schlechter, Orchis. 9: 78. 1915."
- ^ Ormerod, P.; Kurzweil, H.; Truong, B. V. (June 2022). "Additional notes on the orchid flora of Myanmar and some other ancillary studies". Harvard Papers in Botany. 27 (1): 61–73. doi:10.3100/hpib.v27iss1.2022.n11.