Hippeophyllum hamadryas (Ridl.) Schltr. 1905

Flower detail Photos by © Peter O'Byrne and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Hook?Hippeophyllum

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An equitant monopodial, epiphytic species found in Papua New Guinea that always is found in deep shade and on the trunks of moss free rough barked trees where it blooms on an axillary, erect, long, densely many flowered, racemose inflorescence.

Synonyms *Oberonia hamadryas Ridl. 1886

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Band 3 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas Liferung #14 820 - 880 1984

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