Chilopogon distichum (Ridl.) Schltr. 1912
Drawing by © Peter O'Byrne
Drawing by Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
EARLY 
Common Name The Distichous Chilopogon
Flower Size
Found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands at elevations around 100 to 300 meters as a hot growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring through early summer.
Schlechter states that the flowers are yellowish white with an anther that is violet-pink
Synonyms *Appendicula disticha Ridl. 1886; Podochilus distichus (Ridl.) Schltr. 1900
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1912 as drawing; The Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Lewis & Cribb 1991 as Appendivula disticha ;
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