Liparis pallida (Blume) Lindl. 1830 SUBGENUS Cestichis SECTION Blepharoglossum Schlechter TYPE Photo by © Th. Nordhausen and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Plant and Flowers Photos by © Rici Ricardo
Common Name or Meaning The Pale Liparis
Flower Size 3/4" [1.8 cm]
Found in Java, Sumatra and the Philippines in montane forests at elevations of 1000 to 2500 meters as a medium sized sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with close set, basally ovoid, gradually narrowing towards the apex pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, lanceolate, acute, arising from a narrow base leaf that blooms in the fall and winter on a terminal, erect, to 16" [40 cm] long, to 50 flowered, longer than the leaf inflorescence with lanceolate, acute, longer than the pedicels and ovaries floral bracts.
Synonyms Leptorkis pallida (Blume) Kuntze 1891; *Malaxis pallida Blume 1825; Stichorkis pallida (Blume) Marg. 2008
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Smith 1905; Die Orchideen Von Java Figuren Atlas J.J.Smith 1908 drawing fide; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911; The Complete Writings on Philippine Orchids Vol 1 Quisumbing 1981; Orchids Travel By Air A Pictoral Safari Mulder, Mulder-Roelfsema and Schuiteman 1990 photo ok; Orchids of Java Comber 1990 photo fide; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001 photo fide
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