| Abstract: | .The type specimen,D.P.Yu 0066,Was collectd from L1u Ku county,the species distributes in the south-west of Yunnan at an altitude of 800-1600 metres.Terrestrial herbs,with pseudobulb(It is Said in some books that there aren't any pseudobulb with this species,so it remains to be verified).Leaves 2-3,linear.It is in full bloom from the begining to the middle of June.Scape erect,10-25cm tall,racemes with 3-5 flowers,flower 3-4cm in diameter,pale yelow-greenish,with pale red vertical stripes on the sepals and petals. The species was introduced to Guilin, Guangxi in the end of April in 1993,flowering in June.It grows slowly,bur resistant to drought.The Chinese name?(rearl shorter)Is a local nzme,and which Is a popular orchd grown and loved by local PeoPle.It usuallycultivated with red or yellow SOil,and thesOil tised to pfcSSeJ aftef pottlllg.Th1S paft1CularD区ethod Of the cultivat on was told by the local orchid yrower too. |
