Peristylus nanus (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt 1971 Type Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Very Small Peristylus

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea at elevations around 1100 meters as a mini-miniature to miniature sized, cool growing terrestrial with oblong tubers giving rise to an erect, thin stem carrying 2, basal, patent to erect-patent, elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, acute to shortly acuminate, glabrous leaves that blooms in the winter on an elongate, subsecund, sublaxly few to 10 flowered inflorescence with erect, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous bracts.

Synonyms *Habenaria nana Schltr. 1911

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1912 as Habenaria nana Drawing fide;

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