Taeniophyllum cycloglossum Schltr. 1913 SUBGENUS Taeniophyllum SECTION Brachyanthera Schlechter
TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name The Circular Lip Taeniophyllum
Flower Size
Found in New Guinea at elevations around 800 meters as a miniature sized, warm growing epiphyte without leaves that blooms in the winter on a flexuous, setiform peduncle, .4 to 1.2" [1 to 3 cm] long, laxly 2 to 6 flowered inflorescence with minute, ovate floral bracts.
Schlechter stated that the flowers are pale greenish yellow.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 draing fide; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 23 1393 - 1456 Brieger 1990 drawing fide
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