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| name = ''Aceratorchis''<br />
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]<br />
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]<br />
| subfamilia = [[Orchidoideae]]<br />
| tribus = Orchideae<br />
| subtribus = Orchidinae<br />
| alliance = Orchis<br />
| genus = '''''Aceratorchis'''''<br />
| genus_authority = [[Rudolf Schlechter|Schltr.]]<br />
| subdivision_ranks = Species<br />
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'''''Aceratorchis''''' [[Rudolf Schlechter|Schltr.]], 1922 is a small [[genus]] from the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]).<br />
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The genus includes only two [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] [[species]], occurring in mountainous forests and meadows from [[Tibet]] to Central [[China]] and [[Yunnan]].<br />
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These orchids are 6--15 cm tall, with a fleshy, creeping, digitate [[rhizome]]<br />
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The cylindric [[Plant stem|stem]] is erect, with 2 basal tubular [[sheath]]s. <br />
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The green, glabrous [[leaf]] is basal and petiolate, oblong-spatulate or spatulate with obtuse apex. Its base is clasping around the [[Plant stem|stem]].<br />
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The [[inflorescence]] has 1 to 6 small flowers with lanceolate floral [[bract]]s. The [[sepal]]s are oblong and 3-veined, with an obtuse apex. The lower sepal is concave, forming a hood with petals. The lateral sepals are spreading. The erect, oblong-lanceolate [[petal]]s are purplish red, pale purple, or white, 2-veined, with an acute apex. <br />
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The ovate-lanceolate [[labellum|lip]] is spreading, It is slightly broader than the petals. Its base is slightly concave, spurless, not lobed, margin entire or slightly undulate. The apex is obtuse. <br />
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== Species ==<br />
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* ''Aceratorchis albiflora'' Schltr. 1922 (Tibet to China - Yunnan).<br />
* ''Aceratorchis tschiliensis'' Schltr. 1922 (Qinghai to C. China).<br />
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== External link ==<br />
*[http://www.asianflora.com/Orchidaceae/Aceratorchis-tschiliensis.htm Photo of ''Aceratorchis tschiliensis'']<br />
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