Adenoncos papuana (Schltr.) Schltr. 1913Type Drawing by © Schlechter

EARLY

Common Name The Papuana Adenoncos

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea in forests at elevations around 1100 to 1200 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with a terete, densely leafy stem carrying fleshy, somewhat falcate-curved, linear-ligulate, unequally and acutely bilobed leaves that blooms in the early summer on a very short, sessile, single flowered inflorescence.

Schlechter states that this orchid is very similar to A virens and has been listed as a subspecies but deserves species status. He also states that the flowers are yellow green.

Synonyms *Adenoncos virens var. papuana Schltr. 1905

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 Drawing fide; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 23 1393 - 1456 Brieger 1990

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