Pteroceras johorense (Holttum) Holttum 1960

Drawing by Seidenfsden

Common Name The Johor Pteroceras [A state of Penninsular Malaysia]

Flower Size 3/4" [1.8 cm]

Found in Johor state of penninsular Malaysia and Sarawak Borneo in lowland primary riverine forests at elevations around 50 meters as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte with a straight stem carrying falcate, unequally bilobed to obtuse apically leaves that blooms on a slender peduncle that is 1.2" [3 cm] long, densely prickly, rachis to .4" [1 cm] long, finely prickly, spirally alternating, successively single, to 8 flowered inflorescence with dull yellowish tepals and a dull brownish crimson lip.

Synonyms *Sarcochilus johorensis Holttum 1947

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Gard. Bull. Singapore 11:289 Holttum 1947 as Sarcochilus johorensis; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing fide; Orchids of Sarawak Beaman, Wood & Beaman etal 2001;

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