Drymoanthus flavus St.George & Molloy 1994
Plant in situ New Zealand Photos by © Ian St George and Eric Scanlen and New Zealand Native Orchid Website
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Common Name The Yellow Drymoanthus - In New Zealand the Purple Spotted Leaf Orchid
Flower Size .16" [4 mm]
Found in New Zealand in the coastal forests as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with a few, dull yellow green, purple speckled, fleshy leaves that blooms in the late winter through spring on 1 to 3, axillary, paniculate, to 2" [5 cm], to 10 flowered inflorescence holding the flowers under the leaves
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References W3 Tropicos Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Native Orchids of New Zealand, A Colour Field Guide Scanlen & St George 2010 photo fide;
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