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Accession Data:

Orchidantha chinensis T.L.Wu

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Lowiaceae Ridley

  • Country of Origin: China (Guangdong, Guangxi)
  • Habitat: Rhizomatous herb in understory of evergreen forest on steep slopes.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201900224
  • Source: Kress Collection, SI#1997035
  • Provenance:
    Kress# 97-5759
    Kress, W. J., Gallagher, N. L.
    China: Guangdong: Yangchun
    
    Shoots to 50 cm in height , leaves green.  
    Inflorescence on basal shoot; bracts green (sometimes maroon); ovary green; sepals deep maroon with green inside; lateral petals dark maroon; labellum dark maroon, often with yellow apex; 
    

    Additional provenance data on file but suppressed from public display.

  • Accession Date: 07-10-2019
  • Bench: 1209 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-05-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Zingiberales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lowiaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021

References (internal):

  • Plants from the Kress Collection (NMNH/Smithsonian)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China Southeast

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, 02 May, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, 02 May, 2019.
  3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.

data regenerated on Sat, 05 Oct 2024 14:21:48 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Orchidantha chinensis

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Current Accessions in the Lowiaceae

  • Orchidantha chinensis W/C
  • Orchidantha siamensis W/C
  • Orchidantha chinensis
  • Orchidantha fimbriata W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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