Appendicula densifolia (Ridl.) Ridl. 1924 Drawing by Seidenfaden

Common Name The Densely Leaved Appendicula

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found on tree by rivers in penninsular Malaysia as a medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with pendent stems carrying almost at right angles to the stem, often slightly overlapping, shining, brownish beneath, slightly narrowed to rounded notched apex broadly basally clasping leaves that blooms on a terminal or nearly so, to 1.2" [3 cm] long, crowded, many flowered inflorescence with broad, concave floral bracts and carrying greenish flowers with the petals and lip white.

Synonyms Podochilus densifolius Ridl. 1870

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing fide;

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