Acianthus tenuilabris Schltr. 1906

Plant in situ New Caledonia Photos by © Edouard Faria

Common Name The Narrow Lip Acianthus

Flower Size .4 to .6" [1 to 1.5 cm]

Found in New Caledonia in woodland gullies, river banks and on the shores of lakes at low elevations as a miniature to small sized, hot growing terrestrial with a violet stem carrying a single, cordate leaf that blooms in the late fall and winter

Synonyms Acianthopsis tenuilabris ( Schltr. ) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002; Acianthus culicifer Rendle, 1921; Acianthus uvarius N.Hallé 1977; Acianthopsis tenuilabris ( Schltr. ) Szlach. 2002; Stigmatodactylus tenuilabris (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2018; Univiscidiatus tenuilabris ( Schltr. ) Szlach. 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependences Vol 8 Orchidaceae Halle 1977 drawing fide; Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependences Vol 8 Orchidaceae Halle 1977 as A uvarius drawing fide; Native Orchids of New Caledonia Societe Neo-Caledonienne d` Orchidophilie Photo fide

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