Biology:Robiquetia succisa

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Short description: Species of orchid

Robiquetia succisa
Cleisostoma recurvum (as Sarcanthus rostratus) - Bot. Reg. 12 pl. 981 (1826).jpg
1826 illustration[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Robiquetia
Species:
R. succisa
Binomial name
Robiquetia succisa
(Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay
Synonyms[2]
  • Sarcanthus succisus Lindl. (basionym)
  • Cymbidium satyrium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Oeceoclades paniculata Lindl.
  • Saccolabium parvulum Lindl.
  • Saccolabium buccosum Rchb.f.
  • Cleisostoma virginale Hance
  • Gastrochilus parvulus Kuntze
  • Pomatocalpa virginale (Hance) J.J.Sm.
  • Robiquetia paniculata (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.
  • Sarcanthus henryi Schltr.
  • Uncifera buccosa (Rchb.f.) Finet ex Guillaumin

Robiquetia succisa, commonly known as The Abruptly Broken Off Robiquetia,[3] is a small to medium-sized species of pouched orchid found from eastern Nepal to southern China and Indochina.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Robiquetia succisa is native to Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (South-Central and South-East), east Himalaya , Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2]

Under natural conditions, it is found in open forests on the side of tree trunks, and on cliffs at elevations of 500–1200 meters above sea level.[4]

Description

It is a small to medium-sized epiphyte. The leaves are oblong, 6–12 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm wide. The flowers are 7–9 mm in diameter, the sepals and the petals are pale yellow or yellowish green. The lip is whitish, the spur is yellowish green.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Designer: M. Hart - Engraver: J. Watts - "The botanical register" vol. 12 pl. 981 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/132649)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Robiquetia succisa (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:655746-1. 
  3. ↑ "IOSPE PHOTOS". http://www.orchidspecies.com/robpaniculata.htm. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Robiquetia succisa in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028820. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7353182 entry




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