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Orchid Species: Anoectochilus setaceus
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Anoectochilus setaceus is an orchid species identified by Lindl. in 1825.
ORIGIN: Found in Yunnan China, Assam India, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra and Java in broad leafed, evergreen, humid primary forests in soils dampened by mists and splash along steep watercourses at elevations of 1200 to 1800 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Creeping, ascending, cool growing terrestrial orchid in rich humus in damp crevasses with subcordate to ovate-acute, velvety, dark lime-green reticulated with gold leaves that are purple black on the underside that blooms on a 10 [25 cm] long, several [5] flowered inflorescence with successively opening flowers occurring in the summer.
FLOWER SIZE: Less than 3/4 inch [less than 1.85 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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