Vrydagzynea elongata Blume 1858 Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Drawing Drawing by © Seidenfaden

Full shade Hot Spring Summer

Common Name The Elongate Vrydagzynea

Flower Size

Found in the Moluccas and New Guinea in damp locations at elevations of 20 to 500 meters as a hot growing terrestrial that blooms in the spring and summer

Synonyms Hetaeria elongata (Blume) Miq. 1859; Vrydagzynea pachyceras Schltr. 1905; Vrydagzynea papuana Rchb.f. 1886; Vrydagzynea rectangulata J.J.Sm. 1914

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911 as V pachyceras Drawing fide; Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitnand 1959 as H sp #3 pg 93 fig 71 drawing fide; Dansk Botanisk Arkiv Bind 32 nr 2 Orchids of Thailand VI Neottiideae Seidenfaden 1978 drawing fide;

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