Grosourdya decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. 2014 Drawing by © J J Smith and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Decieving Grosourdya

Flower Size .4" [1 cm]

Found in Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands as a mini-miniature sized epiphyte with a short stem enveloped completely by leaf bearing sheaths carrying apically bilobed, lobes acute leaves taht blooms on an axillary, peduncle to 1.2" [3 cm] long, rachis to 1/2" [1.25 cm] long, successively single, densely many flowered inflorescence carrying short lived, light yellow flowers

Synonyms Biermannia decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Garay 1972; Pteroceras decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. 1963; *Sarcochilus decipiens J.J.Sm. 1920

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 19/20 1129 - 1264 Brieger 1988 as Biermannia decipiens; Orchids of Java Comber 1990

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