Glomera nana (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. 1912 SECTION Uniflorae

Drawing by Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Part shade Warm Fall

Common Name The Tiny Glomera

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea at elevations around 900 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing epiphyte with a short rhizome giving rise to branching, terete, densely leafy stems carrying erect-patent, elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic, obtuse cuneate below into the base leaves that blooms in the fall on a terminal, single flowered inflorescence.

Schlechter states that the flowers are snow white with a pale brown anther.

Synonyms *Glossorhyncha nana Schltr. 1912

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1912 as Glossorhyncha nana drawing fide;

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