Flickingeria puncticulosa (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood 1986 SECTION Plicates
Photo by © J B Comber and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria
Common Name The Spotted Flickingeria
Flower Size 1.4" [3.5 cm]
Found in Java at elevations of 600 to 1000 meters as a small sized, warm growing epiphyte with many branched stems placed about 3.2" [8 cm] apart flattened pseudobulbs carrying a single apical, lanceolate leaf that blooms in the spring on a short, single flowered inflorescence carrying a fragrant flower.
Synonyms *Dendrobium puncticulosum J.J.Sm. 1921; Ephemerantha puncticulosa (J.J.Sm.) P.F.Hunt & Summerh. 1966
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Dansk Botanisk Arkiv Flickingeria Bind 34 NR 1 Seidenfaden 1980; Kew Bulletin Vol 41 #4:811 Notes on Asiatic and New Guinea Orchidaceae J J Wood 1986; Orchids of Java J B Combwer 1990 photo fide;
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