Taeniophyllum annuliferum Carr 1932 Drawing by Seidenfaden

Common Name The Ring Carrying Taeniophyllum

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in Kelantan state of penninsular Malaysia as a mini-miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte without pseudobulbs or leaves that does have almost cylindrical roots that blooms on a few, peduncle .08 to .24" [2 to 6 mm] long, rachis flexuous, to .8" [2 cm], successively single flowered inflorescence with rough, alternate, dark green floral bracts and carrying wide opening flowers with yellow tepals that last only a single day.

Very close to T pallidiflorum but with darker yellow tepals.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing fide;

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