Anoectochilus monicae J.J.Wood 2004 Photos by © John Varigos and his Flickr Orchid Photo website

Plant Photo by © Eric Hunt and his Flickr Orchid Photo website

Another Flower? Photo by Peter Maxwell

Common Name Monica's Anoectochilus [Indonesian Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism in Sabah current]

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Sabah Borneo in hill and lower montane forests at elevations of 900 to 1800 meters as a mini-miniature to miniature sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial with 2 to 5, oblong-elliptic, shortly apiculate, very dark green, almost black, nerves gold red or pink, pinkish purple beneath leaves that blooms in the spring on an erect, terminal, 4 to 6 " [10 to 15 cm] long, glandular-villose, 2 to 6 flowered inflorecscence.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 1 2008 drawing/photo fide; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 1 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Lun & Beaman 2011 drawing/photo fide; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Lun & Beaman 2011

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