Sarcophyton pachyphyllum (Ames) Garay 1972

PLant and Inflorescence Photos by © Jay Pfahl

Inflorescence Photo by David Morris and Clackmas Orchids

Flower Closeup Photo by Lourens Grobler ©

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Common Name The Thick-Leaf Sarcanthus

Flower Size .2 to 1/4" [5 to 7 mm]

Found in The Philippines at elevations up to 500 meters as a medium to just large sized, hot growing monopodial epiphyte with an erect stem carrying a few, 2 ranked, thick, fleshy, leathery, sickle-shaped leaves that blooms in the late winter and spring on an erect, several branched, 16" [40 cm] long, rigid, many [to 300] flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Acampe pachyphylla (Ames) Szlach. 2003; *Sarcanthus pachyphyllus Ames 1915;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Complete Writings on Philippine Orchids Vol 1 Quisumbing 1981 as Sarcanthus pachyphyllus ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Xenikophyton smeeanum drawing ok; Australian Orchid Review Vol 66 No 3 2001 photo; The Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001 photo fide; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003 as Sarcophyton pachyphyllum; Australian Orchid Review Vol 72 No 2 2007 photo

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