~Anoectochilus repens (Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand 1959 - See Odontochilus tortus King & Pantl.1896

Plant and Flowers in situ Thailand Photos by David Kuehn ©

Full ShadeHot WarmSummer

Common Name or Meaning The Crawling Anoectochilus

Flower Size .5" [1.25 cm]

Found in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam at elevations of 750 to 800 meters as a miniature sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial with ovate, very shortly pointed, green, petiolate base leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect very short, 3 to 5 flowered, pubescent inflorescence

Synonyms *Odontochilus repens Downie 1925

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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