Podochilus sumatranus Schltr. 1906 Type drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name The Sumatra Podochilus
Flower Size
Found in Sumatra at low elevations as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with creeping to pendulous, branching, thin, long stems carrying 2 ranked, linear, acute, basally twisted, fairly tough leaves that blooms on a terminal, single flowered inflorescence with ovate, acute, scarcely as long as the ovary floral bract.and carrying white flushed with rose red flowers.
Similar to P similis but this one has a oblong lip apex and has three teeth on the rostellum while P similis has a spathulate apex plus only 2 teeth on the rostellum.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Sumatra J B Comber 2001 Drawing fide;
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