Species Information - Calanthe ligo

Calanthe ligo P.J.Cribb, Malesian Orchid Journal 4 (2009) 10, fig. 6

Type: Van Royen & Sleumer 7638 (holo L).

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Terrestrial herb up to 45 cm tall. Leaves suberect, 5, up to 24 by 2.8 cm;;basal two reduced to sharp slender sheaths; upper 3 lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, acuminate; petiole up to 6 cm long, slender. Inflorescence up to 6-flowered; peduncle up to 40 cm long, bearing two small lanceolate acuminate sterile bracts, sparsely pubescent; rachis up to 6 cm long, sparsely pubescent. Floral bracts narrowly ovate, 0.3—0.5 by 0.1—0.2 cm, acuminate. Flowers possibly non-resupinate. Dorsal sepal reflexed, narrowly elliptic, 0.9 by 0.4 cm; apex acute. Lateral sepals reflexed, slightly obliquely oblong-elliptic, 0.8 by 0.3 cm; apex; acute. Petals reflexed, narrowly oblong-elliptic, 0.8 by 0.3 cm; acute. Lip deflexed, borne at a right angle to the spur, convex, entire, broadly oblong-subreniform, emarginate; callus bilobed; with a few small warts in front of column; spur 1.5—1.6 cm long, clavate, more or less straight or very slightly sigmoid. Column 0.3 cm long, dilated abruptly from a narrower base.
(after P.J. Cribb, 2009)

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