Thrixspermum formosanum

台灣風鈴蘭

Thrixspermum formosanum (Hayata) Schltr.

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相關資訊

Schltr., Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 4: 237. 1919. (Rep. Sp. Nov. Regni Veg.)

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Sarcochilus formosanus Hayata

Hayata, Materials for a flora of Formosa 336. 1911. (Mat. Fl. Formos.)
Dendrocolla pricei Rolfe

Rolfe, Bulletin of miscellaneous information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1913: 144. 1913. (Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew)
Thrixspermum pricei (Rolfe) Schltr.

Schltr., Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 4: 274. 1919. (Rep. Sp. Nov. Regni Veg.)
Thrixspermum sasaoi Masam.

Masam., Transactions of the Natural History Society of Formosa 24: 280. 1934. (Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formos.)

W. C. Lin, Wild flowers of Taiwan - the 1300 species found in the lower elevation . 2005. (Wild flowers of Taiwan)
Yang, A list of plants in Taiwan . 1982. (List Pl. Taiwan)

herb

Stem 1-2 cm long.
Leaves distichous, linear-lanceolate, 4-6 cm long, 4-9 mm wide, apex acute or sometimes bifid, base narrowed, thick and fleshy, midrib sulcate on upper surface, keeled on lower surface, green, often spotted with purple.
Racemes axillary; peduncle suberect, straight, to 6 cm long, slender; rachis thickened; bracts ovate, 1 mm long; pedicel and ovary 6-9 mm long. Flowers opening 1 or 2 at a time, white, ca. 1.2 cm in diam., short lived, fragrant; dorsal sepal oblong, 5-7 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, obtuse; lateral sepals obovate, 5-7 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, obtuse or acute at apex, contracted at base, slightly oblique; petals falcate, oblong, 5-9 mm long, 1.5-2.5 mm wide, truncate at apex; lip white, marked with brownish lines, saccate at base, 3-lobed, sac 6 mm long, shallowly bilobed at bottom, lateral lobes erect, 2-3 mm long, 4 mm wide, midlobe obscure, disc pubescent, with a longitudinal callus running from base to midlobe, apex of callus protruding, notched below midlobe; column 2 mm long, with a foot ca. 2 mm long; pollinia 4, nearly equal, 1 mm long.
Capsules linear cylindrical, 5-8 cm long.