Odontochilus lanceolatus (Lindl.) Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 80 (1859) (syn: Anoectochilus flavus Benth. & Hook.f., Anoectochilus luteus Lindl., Anoectochilus lanceolatus Lindl., Cystopus flavus (Benth. & Hook.f.) Kuntze, Cystopus lanceolatus (Lindl.) Kuntze, Odontochilus yunnanensis Rolfe);
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Sikkim to S. China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Decumbent herbs, up to 30 cm long, rooting at lower nodes, fleshy, purplish. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petioles ca. 1.5 cm long, sheathing at base; lamina ca. 2.3-6 x 1-2.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, cuneate at base, acute at apex, entire, purplish-violet; secondary nerves 3-5 pairs. Inflorescence in racemes, ca. 5-8 cm long; rachis hairy; peduncles ca. 4 cm long; Flowers many, ca. 1.5 cm across, yellow; bracts ovate-lanceolate, ca. 0.8-1.2 cm long, acuminate; dorsal sepal ovate, 0.5 x 0.25 cm, acute; lateral sepals ca. 0.5 x 0.2 cm, ovate-oblong, hooded; lip with two basal sac containing two long spur-like processes; claw with 7-8 pairs of course teeth; apical lobe oblong with obliquely truncate lobules.
Damp places in evergreen broad-leaved forests, valleys; 800-2200 m.
(Attributions: French Institute of Pondicherry as per India Biodiversity Portal)
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Odontochilus lanceolatus (Lindl.) Blume: 12 very high res. images.
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Yes, appears close to images at GBIF
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Odontochilus lanceolatus (Lindl.) Blume: 9 very high res. images.
Yes to see this beauty in wild.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (High resolution specimens) BSI Flora of India Checklist Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal Wikimedia Commons Plant illustrations IOSPE Photos Orchid Roots
