Thailand

Thaïlande (th)

Ban Un Yang Kham. Province : Nakhon Phanom. District : Na Wa

S. Soonthornkalump

Sutt 228

2022-5-21

150

17° 27' 47.988'' N ; 104° 9' 15.012'' E

17.46333 ; 104.15417

Rhizomatous perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. Rhizome irregularly branched ovoid to pearshaped 2-3 x 0.8-1.4 cm, cream internally, weakly aromatic, bitter with menthol-like taste. Petiole plain green ; Lamina plain green ; Inflorescence lateral, usually appearing before the leafy shoots ; Peduncle plain light green, usually embedded in the soil, elongated peduncle plant presented in shaded area ; Coma bracts absent ; Fertile bracts 2-11 per inflorescence, apex strongly reflexed, plain green. Flowers exserted from the bracts, white with bright warm yellow swollen median band at labellum, weak jasmine-like odour. Stamen ca. 9 mm long, white, Anther crest obovate to obscurely bluntly rhomboid ; Epigynous glands absent, Ovary glabrous