Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-633.77.__
Thaia saprophytica
Genus: 1 species.
Region: Laos and Thailand.
Habitat: humid shady evergreen jungle; in crevasse between large limestone rock in hill forests; elevations of 1400 to 1500 meters.
Botany
Herb; leafless; mycoheterotrophic; medium to just large sized; cool growing; terrestrial.
Stem: erect, slender; enveloped by sheaths; 10 to 15 cm long; branching, 5 cm long.
Inflorescence: 1 to 2, several to many flowers.
Flowers: yellowish green; with hyaline, lanceolate, acute, persistent floral bracts.