Saccolabiopsis rara (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. 1935Type Drawing by © Schlechter

Common Name The Rare Saccolabiopsis

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands on small trees alongside mountain creeks at elevations around 150 to 650 meters as a mini-mininature to miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with a usually pendent, very short stem carrying 3 alternate, ligulatte, unequally obtusely bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the winter on a lateral, peduncle slender, to 5.2" [13 cm] long, laxly to 20 flowered inflorescence with narrowly triangular floral bracts and carrying very small, cleistogamus, pale green flowers with a white lip.

Synonyms *Malleola rara Schltr. 1913

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 Drawing fide; The Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Lewis & Cribb 1991

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