Dendrochilum stenochilum Schltr. 1911 SUBGENUS Platyclinis SECTION Platyclinis [Benth.] Pfitzer TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria

Common Name The Slim Lip Dendrochilum

Flower Size

Found in Sumatra at elevations around 360 meters as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with a short, creeping rhizome giving rise to cylindrical, terete pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, linear-lanceolate, acute, gradually narrowing below intothe petiolate base leaf that blooms on a as long as the leaf or a little bit longer, arising with the leaves but before the pseudobulb, peduncle erect, rachis nodding, 10 to 11" [25 to 27.5 cm] long overall, 2 ranked, several flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acute, as long as the ovary floral bracts.

Schlechter stated that this species was close to D simile but this one has 4 teeth on the column apical wing and entire stelids while D simile has a bilobed wing and a tooth on each stelid.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Sumatra J B Comber 2001 drawing fide;

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