Pteroceras fraternum (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. 1963

Another Flower Photos by Peter O'Byrne and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbarium Website

Common Name The Brotherly Pteroceras [refers to it's possibility of being a natural hybrid between P teres and P compressum]

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found in Sumatra and western Java in lower montane forests on small branches at elevations around 1000 to 1500 meters as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with a short stem enveloped completely by the bases carrying a few linear-lanceolate, fleshy, narrowed and bidentate apically leaves that blooms in the spring on a terete, to 6" [to 15 cm] long, racemose, successively few, many flowered inflorescence with a flattened rachis that is half enveloped by imbricate, in two rows, very short and broad floral bracts from which 1 to a few very short lived flowers are open at any one time.

Synonyms Sarcochilus fraternus J.J.Sm. 1918

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Java Comber 1990; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 9 2012 photo fide

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