Acianthus tenellus Schltr. 1906 Photo by © Edouard Faria

Common Name The Dark Brown Acianthus

Flower Size

Found only in New Caledonia in rocky scrublands on rocky ground at lower elevations as a miniature sized, hot growing terrestrial with an erect, light green stem carrying a single, ovate, deeply cordate, wavy margined leaf held 3/4's of the way up the stem from the ground that blooms in the winter and spring on an erect, terminal, 2 to 5 flowered inflorescence

Some references including Kew give this one as a synonym of A elegans but they seem to be world's apart. I need better references

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependences Vol 8 Orchidaceae Halle 1977 as A aff tenullus drawing good; Native Orchids of New Caledonia Societe Neo-Caledonienne D'Orchidophile 1995 photo fide;

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