Goodyera afzelii Schltr.

Goodyera afzelii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 327 (1918).

Goodyera afzelii Schltr., Photo by Nguyễn Hùng Quyền 

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Basionym of

Eucosia afzelii (Schltr.) M.C.Pace, Brittonia 72(3): 263 (2020).

VietNamese name:

Lan đất

English Name:

Afzel's Goodyera.

Description: 

Growing terrestrial with an erect stem carrying 5, in the lower third of the stem, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, subrounded into the petiolate base leaves that blooms on a terminal, erect, slightly hispid-glandular, narrow, to 15 cm long, almost dense, many flowered inflorescence.

Distribution:

Madagascar, Mozambique, Vietnam

Ecological:

humid mid elevation forests at elevations of 750 to 1850 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

5.0 cm

Cultivation:

Plants are usually grown in cool to warm conditions. Keep plants in a shady area. Pot with a well drain medium composed of sand, fir bark, perlite, and soil. Plants should be kept evenly moist.

Type:

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org 

orchids.fandom.com