Arundina philippii Rchb.f.(1852) var. malayana Ridl., 1907

Species	Arundina philippii malayana Ridl., 1907	Mat. Fl. Mal. Penins. I : 227 (1907).
Basionym	Arundina philippii Rchb.f.(1852) var. malayana Ridl. (1907)	Mat. Fl. Mal. Penins. I : 227 (1907).
Genera	Arundina Blume	Bijdr.: 401 (1825).
Flowers size	c. 5 cm broad	Odorless
Flowering	07 November 2012	Lubuk Linggau regency, Sumatra
Origin	Lebong regency, Sumatra	Terrestrial at side road Lebong - Curup, Bengkulu.
Date collected	date?  2011
Addition page	Detail parts of flower LINK	Available. LINK
Other specimens Origin	Pagar Alam regency, south Sumatra LINK	Available. LINK
Contributor	Mr. Azman Bainuri	Lubuk Linggau regency, Sumatra
Key determination	Key to the species genus Arundina Blume  LINK	Available.  LINK
Annotation

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A. philippii (Philipp's). This is closely related to A. bambusaefolia, but is distinguished in haviug narrower leaves and smaller flowers ; the latter are pale lavender, 1.5 inch across, with a blotch of crimson on the lip. 1895. (*1)

A. philippii Rchb. f. var. malayana, introduce and describe by H. N. Ridley 1907 from specimen Gunung Jerai, Kedah, Penisular Malaysia. Flower about c. 5 cm (c. 2 inch.) across, ovary and pedicel c. 2.5 cm (c. inch.) long. (*3).

Arundina philippii var. malayana Ridl. also have  color tip of lip pale pink, throat yellow. (Specimen collected by H. N. Ridley No. 5982.) (*2)

Existence  Arundina philippii var. malayana Ridl. in Sumatra, written by J. J, Smith in Enumeration of the Orchidaceae of Sumatra and neighbouring island, 187 (1933).(*4).

Arundina philippii malayana Ridl.

Arundina philippii malayana Ridl.

Tip of lip pale pink.

Throat yellow.

Flower c. 5 cm (c. 1 inch.) broad.

Leaves.

Plant (ruler 60 cm).

Basionym
Arundina philippii Rchb.f., Linnaea 25: 227 (1852) var. Malayana Ridl. in Mat. Fl. Mal. Penins. I : 227 (1907).

	Distribution	Lifeform
	Peninsular Malaysia , Sumatra  42 MLY SUM.	Rhizome geophyte hemicryptophytes that survive unfavourable seasons in the form of a rhizome, bulb, tuber or rootbud. The term tuber is used here in a broad sense and includes every storage organ that is not a rhizome, bulb or rootbud..
Basionym	Gunung Jerai, Kedah
Specimen	Lebong regency, Bengkulu
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Reference :

1. The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists, 87 (1901).
2. Journal of the Federated Malay States museums 7 : 135 (1906)  
3. Materials for a flora of the Malayan peninsula, 1 : 227 (1907).
4. Enumeration of the Orchidaceae of Sumatra and neighbouring island, 187 (1933).