Oeoniella aphrodite (Balf.f. & S.Moore) Schltr. 1918 Photo by © Grunenwald Gilles and The The Paleo-Orchid WebPage

Common Name The Beautiful Oeoniella

Flower Size

Found on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean as a miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte

Differs from O polystachys by the smaller plant and the shorter mid lobe to the lip

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution!

Synonyms *Listrostachys aphrodite Balf.f. & S.Moore 1877

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Rudolph Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 16/17/18 945-1128 Brieger 1985 drawing /photo fide;

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