''Goodyera yunnanensis'' is a species of
orchid endemic to southern China. It has been reported only from the provinces of
Yunnan and
Sichuan, growing in forest scrub at elevations of .
''Goodyera yunnanensis'' is a terrestrial herb growing up to tall, spreading by underground
rhizomes
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
. Leaves are green with no white markings, elliptic, and up to long. Flowers are white or pale green, borne in a terminal
raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
.
[Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. Acta Horti Gothoburgensis 1(3): 148–149. 1924.]
References
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yunnanensis
Endemic orchids of China
Orchids of Yunnan
Orchids of Sichuan