Calanthe flavescens

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Calanthe flavescens, Lindl. Habit tufted, glabrous in all parts: growths with 3-5 Ivs., 1-2½ ft. high; blade elliptic, slightly oblique, 6-12 in. long, acute, light green above, soft grayish green below; petiole 12-18 in. long, pale yellowish green finely spotted with darker green; sheath one-third to one-half the length of the petiole, upper part oval: infl. a dense globose short raceme; peduncle less than an inch; bracts large, elliptic, outer ones 2 in. long, bracteoles smaller, linear or lanceolate: fls. in pairs, sessile or nearly so, an inch diam.; sepal primrose, equal, lanceolate; petals large, bilobed, obovate, bright yellow. Brazil. B.R. 932.—Perhaps to be referred to C. grandiflora, Schum. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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