Micropera philippinensis (Lindl.) Garay 1972 Photo by © Lourens Grobler

Another Flower Photos courtesy of Jim Cootes, Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol III

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Common Name or Meaning The Philippine Micropera

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found only in the Philippines at elevations up to 850 meters as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with upright stems carrying several, very leathery, 2 ranked, alternate, unequally notched apically leaves that blooms in the fall and early winter on an erect, to 6'8" [200 cm] long, axillary, to 20 loosely flowered, racemose inflorescence with non-resupinate 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; AOS Bulletin Vol 54 No 8 1985 photo; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;