Taeniophyllum compactum Ames 1908
Plant and Inflorescence in situ Taiwan
Photo by © Mingiweng and Flickr Orchid Photo website
TYPE Drawing by © Oakes Ames
Common Name The Compact Taeniophyllum - In China Ni Zhi Zhu Lan
Flower Size .11" [3 mm]
Found in central Taiwan and the Philippines on trees in coniferous and broad-leaved forests at elevations of 1000 to 1600 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing, twig epiphyte with a short roots that are radiately adpressed to the mossy twig, giving rise to 2 to 4, small, narrowly oblong, oblanceolate to linear, subleathery, acute to acuminate leaves that blooms in the winter on often 2 to 3, erect to ascending, .6 to 1" [1.5 to 2.5 cm] long, winged, few flowered inflorescence with many sterile, ovate, slightly conduplicate bracts and similar floral bracts
Synonyms Microtatorchis compacta (Ames) Schltr.1911; Microtatorchis taiwanianum S.S.Ying 1977;
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Studies in the Family Orchidaceae Fascile 2 Ames 1908 drawing fide; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 19/20 1129 - 1264 Brieger 1988 as Microtatorchis compacta; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009 as Microtatorchis compacta; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 as Microtatorchis compacta drawing ok
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