Megalotus bifidus (Lindl.) Garay 1972 Photos courtesy of Jim Cootes, Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol III

Common Name or Meaning The Bifid Megalotus [refers tothe split labellum]

Flower Size .15" [4 mm]

Found only in the Philippines at elevations up to 1200 meters as a miniature sized, semi-pendulous, hot to warm growing epiphyte with a semi-pendulous stem carrying a few oblong to elliptic, unequally bliobed apically leaves that blooms on a pendulous, to 50 flowered , racemose inflorescence with triangular-lanceolate bracts and odor less flowers.

Synonyms Gastrochilus bifidus (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; *Saccolabium bifidum Lindl. 1838; Sarcanthus bifidus (Lindl.) Ames 1915

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;