!Tapeinoglossum centrosemiflorum (J.J. Sm.) Schltr. 1913 Photo courtesy of Wolfgang H. Bandisch. Copyright © 1998, 1999 All rights reserved. And his Papua & New Guinea Orchid Species site

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of André Schuiteman, Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website

Common Name

Flower Size

An epiphyte found on large tree trunks around the elevation of 600 to 800 meters in the forests of New Guinea with dangling leaves that blooms in the spring with a short inflorescence that carries a single flower held away from the plant which has a dangling aspect so is best mounted on tree fern and given hot and humid conditions with ample waterings and shade from direct light..

Synonyms *Bulbophyllum centrosemiflorum J.J. Sm.1912

References W3 Tropicos [http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html] , Kew Monocot list [ http://www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do ], IPNI [ http://www.us.ipni.org/ipni/plantsearch?request_type=search&output_format=query&ret_defaults=on Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1985

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