Biology:Gastrochilus distichus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Gastrochilus |
| Species: | G. distichus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastrochilus distichus (Lindl.) Kuntze
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Gastrochilus distichus is a small species of orchid and pendant growing epiphyte. It is known by the common name distichous gastrochilus. It is found in Himalayas of India , Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim, Tibet and Yunnan.[1][2] It grows in the shade on moss covered rainforest at elevations of 1520–2700 m.[3]
Description
Gastrochilus distichus has slim, clustered pendants with its branches stems enveloped by leaf bearing sheaths. Stems carry several narrow, two-ranked, stalkless, and long pointed fleshy leaves. The plant blooms in spring on a leaf opposed, hairless, slender, raceme-like, 2-4 flowered, more or less sigmoid-shaped inflorescence with 2 distant, lanceolate, basally tubular bracts and oblong, subacute floral bracts. The flowers are light green with reddy-brown spots. Sepals are similar, usually concave, oblong-elliptic, 4.5-5 × 2.5–3 mm, apex obtuse. Petals are somewhat obovate, slightly smaller than sepals, tip blunt, lip with an epichile and a saccate hypochile. Epichile is nearly suborbicular, about 3 × 5 mm, adaxially hairless, with a central cushion, near base with 2 conic calli, entire, obtuse at apex. Hypochile is subcupular, about 4 mm tall, 2–3 mm in diameter, apex rounded.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=88678.
- ↑ "Gastrochilus distichus in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028679.
- ↑ orchidspecies.com. "Gastrochilus distichus". http://www.orchidspecies.com/gastdistichus.htm. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ flowersofindia.net. "Distichous Gastrochilus". http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Distichous%20Gastrochilus.html. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q5526821 entry
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