Ophioglossella chrysostoma Schuit. & Ormerod 1998 TYPE Drawing by © Schuit. & Ormerod Kew Bull. 53 1998

Part shade Cool

Common Name The Golden Yellow Lip Ophioglossella

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found in Papua New Guinea at eleavtions around 1800 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with a pendent stem enveloped completely by imbricationg leaf sheath bases carrying ovate-elliptic, acute, basally clasping leaves that blooms on an axillary, 2" [5 cm] long, successsively 1 to 2, few flowered inflorescence

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 42 - 43 pg 2626 - 2762 Brieger 2001 drawing fide;

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