Ceratostylis gracilis Bl 1825
Photo by © Ong Poh Teck and The Flora of Penninsular Malaysia Website
Photo by © Peter O'Byrne
Common Name The Beautiful Ceratostylis
Flower Size .16" [4 mm] long
Found in Penninsular Malaysia, Java, Sumatra and Borneo at elevations of 1000 to 2200 meters as a miniature to small sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with slender, single noded stems carrying a single, apical, linear, acute, fleshy leaf that blooms in the winter on a terminal, short, single flowered inflorescence enveloped by dried bracts and have hairy pedicels and carry, fragrant flowers that do not open well.
The shortly cclawed, triangular lip clearly distinguishes this species from others in the genus.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Bonplandia Rchb.f 1857; Xenia Orchidaceae vol 2 Rchb.f 1863 drawing; Studies in the Family Orchidaceae Vol 1 Ames 1905; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Sm. 1905; Die Orchideen Von Java Figuren Atlas J.J.Smith 1908 drawing fide; Atlas des Orchidees Cultivees Constantin 1920 drawing not; Orchids of Java Comber 1990; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing ok; Orchids of Malaya Segerback 1992 photo fide; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001; Orchids of Sarawak Beeman, Wood & Beaman etal 2001;
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