Calanthe plantaginea Lindl.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Calanthe plantaginea Lindl.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 18446, 24 Mar 1949

  • Location

    Myanmar. Mishmi Hills. Glo, Kamlang Valley.

  • Habitat

    In the jungle.

  • Description

    Flowers white, faintly flushed with violet, lip violet with an orange spot at the base. A beautiful species with hyacinth scent. The specimen had 22 flowers fully open, and 5 buds.

  • Collection Notes

    Flora of India and Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02650878

    Occurrence ID: 77830c7e-fe8e-4557-b315-e50139c13218

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Myanmar

  • Locality

    Mishmi Hills. Glo, Kamlang Valley.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1219 m. (3999 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    27.6896, 96.4479

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2700

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of elevation 1220m nearest to Glow Lake were located. Linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest extent of elevation 1220m near Glow lake in the Kamlang valley. Linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA
Plants of Mishmi Hills
Calanthe
Flowers white, faintly flushed with violet,
lip violet with an orange spot at the base*
A beautiful species with hyacinth scent.
The specimen had 22 flowers fully open, and
5 buds. In the jungle. Gli, Kamlang valley
at Lj.000 ft. elev.
March 21+, 19U9
Collected by F. Kingdon-Ward, No. 18I4.I4.6
Distributed by The New York Botanical Garden
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