× Holcosia taiwaniana
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Hybrid: Luisia teres × Holcoglossum quasipinifolium
distribution of × Holcosia taiwaniana
distribution of × Holcosia taiwaniana
Synonyms[1]
  • Papilionanthe taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) Ormerod
  • × Papilisia taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) J.M.H.Shaw
  • Vanda taiwaniana S.S.Ying

× Holcosia taiwaniana is a natural hybrid of the orchid species Holcoglossum quasipinifolium and Luisia teres.[1]

Description

The occasionally branched, pendulous, terete stems are 30 to 60 cm in length and 4 to 4.5 mm wide. The terete, 14 to 21 cm long and 2 to 3.5 mm wide leaves are not strictly distichously arranged, but rather laxly alternate. Two 4–5 cm wide, yellowish flowers are produced on 2 to 3 cm long inflorescences. The labellum bears brown-red longitudinal stripes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "× Holcosia taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) Ormerod & Kurzweil". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Flora of China v 25 pp. 477–478, 凤蝶兰属 feng die lan shu, Papilionanthe Schlechter, Orchis. 9: 78. 1915."
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