Neofinetia falcata (Thunb.) Hu

Small epiphyte. Stems to 5 cm long. Leaves to 10 cm long, to 1.5 cm wide, curved. Inflorescences shorter than leaves. Flowers 3?10, to 3 cm wide, white; summer. Sepals and petals linear-lanceolate. Labellum curved under, spur to 4 cm long. Syn. Angraecum falcatum (Thunb.) Lindl.

China, Japan and Korea.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Orchidaceae
genus        Neofinetia Hu