Staurochilus leytensis (Ames) Christenson 2005 Photo by © Jalal, Jayanthi & Schuiteman and The Research Gate Website
Blue Flower type Plant in situ India Photos by © tsp Kumar and The Eflora of India Website
EARLY
Common Name The Leyte Island Staurochilus
Flower Size .12" [3 mm]
Found in the Philippines on Leyte Island
Differs from S fasciatus by the lack of .
Synonyms Rhynchostylis latifolia C.E.C.Fisch. 1927; *Saccolabium smeeanum Rchb.f. 1887; Schoenorchis latifolia (C.E.C.Fisch.) C.J.Saldanha 1973 publ. 1974; Xenikophyton smeeanum (Rchb.f.) Garay 1974; Xenikophyton seidenfadenianum M.Kumar, Sequiera & J.J.Wood 2002
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Indian Orchids A Guide to Identification and Culture Vol 2 Pradhan 1979 as Schoenorchis latifolia drawing; ?*Kew Bulletin 69(2) Jalal, Jayanthi & Schuiteman May 2014?photo fide
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