Holcoglossum rupestre (Holcoglossum rupestre)
Description
Found in northwestern Yunnan province of China in mixed forests at elevations of 2000 to 2400 meters as a small to medium sized cool to cold growing lithophyte with an erect stem carrying many, terete, fleshy, acuminate leaves that blooms in the late spring on an ascending, 2 to 4" [5 to 10 cm] long, 2 to 10 flowered inflorescence with several ovate sheaths and persistent, ovate floral bracts.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Holcoglossum
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