Sarcochilus iboensis Schltr. 1913Type Drawing by © Schlechter

Deep shade Warm Cool LATE Spring

Common Name The Ibo Sarcochilus [A mountain range in New Guinea]

Flower Size 1” [2.5 cm]

Found in New Guinea in forests at elevations around 1000 meters as a miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with a short, densely leafy stem carrying patent, linear, bidentate, narrowing below into the base leaves that blooms in the late spring on a few, fasciculate, short, single flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Monanthochilus iboensis (Schltr.) R.Rice 2004; Pteroceras iboensis (Schltr.) Garay 1972

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 Drawing fide;

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