Taeniophyllum kaniense 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 Kani Range Taeniophyllum [A mountain range within New Guinea]

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea in montane forests at elevations around 1000 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with 2 to 3, lanceolate-elliptic, acuminate leaves that blooms in the late spring on a setiform, equal to to a bit longer than the leaves, to .2 to .48" [.5 to 1.2 cm] long, laxly few flowered inflorescence with minute flowers.

Schlechter stated that the flowers are orange red to brown. Stated to be similar to T foliosa but this one has larger flowers, pointed sepals and pollina.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 drawing fide; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 23 1393 - 1456 Brieger 1990 drawing fide

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