Liparis major Schltr. 1905 SUBGENUS Menoneuron SECTION Platychilus

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

Part Shade Cool EARLY Summer

Common Name The Major Liparis

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea at elevations around 1500 meters as a cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the early summer .

Schlechter states that the flowers are green in color.

Synonyms Cestichis major (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2005

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911/85 drawing fide

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