Ophiorrhiza pumila (Hong Kong) – eFlora of India

September 27, 2018
Ophiorrhiza

Ophiorrhiza pumila Champ. ex Benth., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 169 1852. (syn: Ophiorrhiza aureolina f. qiongyaensis H.S.Lo; Ophiorrhiza humilis Y.C.Tseng; Ophiorrhiza inflata Maxim.; Ophiorrhiza pumila var. inflata (Maxim.) Masam.);

China South-Central; China Southeast; Hainan; Japan; Nansei-shoto; Taiwan;
Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

SK1420 08 Sep 2018 : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6)- around 400 kb each.

Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

Date: 12 August 2018

Elevation: 1300 ft.

Habit : Wild

Which Ophiorrhiza sp. ??

is this one of the dwarf Ophiorrhiza ? like Ophiorrhiza cantoniensis??

Ophiorrhiza pumila Champ. ex Benth. ??

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thanks for the two additional pictures. let see what does … think of this case

Yes this is Ophiorrhiza pumila.

Thanks for sharing.

One friend, Dr. Jinlong Zhang is helping me confirm these ids.

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Same location on 2 Nov, 2018 !

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References:

The Plant List Ver. 1.1 WCSP IPNI Catalogue of Life Flora of China FOC Illustration iNaturalist

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