Dendrochilum ophiopogonoides J.J.Sm. 1922 SUBGENUS Platyclinis SECTION Eurybrachium
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TYPE Drawing TYPE Drawing by © J J Smith and The Swiss Orchid foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria
Common Name The Ophiopogon-like Dendrochilum
Flower Size .34" [8.5 mm]
Found in Sumatra in montane forests at elevations of 1800 to 2450 meters as a small sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with freely branchiong, climbing rhizomes giving rise to densely clumped, terete pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, linear, narrowing towards the apex, more or less apiculate, basally narrowing into the petiolate base leaf that blooms on a thin peduncle to 6.4" [16 cm] long, arising just as the leaves appear, rachis square in crosssection, sparsely and minutely hairy, 3.2 to 4.6" [8 to 11.5 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence.
J J Smith put this species close to D cornutum even though this one has well developed side lobes to the lip.
Synonyms Dendrochilum ophiopogonoides var. kerintjiense J.J.Sm. 1932; Dendrochilum ophiopogonoides var. merapiense J.J.Sm. 1922
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Sumatra J B Comber 2001;
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