Liparis spiralipetala J.J.Sm. 1927 SECTION Platystylis Schlechter

Photo by © J B Comber and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

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Common Name The Spiral Petal Liparis

Flower Size

Found in Sumatra at elevations of 1220 to 1700 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with fleshy, flattened, elliptic pseudobulbs carrying 3 to 4, erect, lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms in the late summer and fall on a terminal, flattened, winged, much longer than the leaves, peduncle to .96 to 1.6" [2.4 to 4.5 cm] long, rachis three winged, 1.9" to 18.6" [4.75 to 24 cm] long, laxly many [28] flowered inflorescence.

CAUTION This species and L angustiflora are closely related. This photo determination is J B Comber's and he used it to illustrate this species in his Orchids of Sumatra 2001. The species photo used for L angustiflora could be this species and this one could be L angustiflora, I do not have the proper references, so please use with caution.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; REINWARDTIA Vol 1 Donk & Steenis 1950 drawing fide; Dansk Bot Arkiv Bind 31 Nr 1 Orchids of Thailand IV Liparis Seidenfaden 1976; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001 photo fide see caution above

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