Porpax parishii (Lindl. & Rchb.f.) Rolfe 1908

Frontal View of Flower in situ Thailand

Side View of Flower in situ Thailand

Plant and Flower in situ Thailand Photos by © Kurt Keller

Part shadeWarmLATESpring

Common Name Parish's Porpax

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Myanmar and Thailand at elevations around 560 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing epiphyte with close set, discoid pseudobulbs enveloped by a fine network of fibers left from the disintigrating sheath and carrying a 1 to 2, ovate, very minutely hairy on the margins, one distinct midvein, 4 more less distinct, obtuse leaves that blooms in the late spring on sessile, successively single, usually to 3 flowered inflorescence,

Synonyms *Eria parishii Lindl. & Rchb.f. 1874; Pinalia parishii (Lindl. & Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Trias parishii Mason 1860

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Botanisk Tiddskrft Bind 72 1-14 Contributions to the Orchid Flora of Thailand VIII Seidenfaden 1977 drawing fide;

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