Taeniophyllum muricatum Schltr. 1913 SUBGENUS Taeniophyllum SECTION Trachyrachis Schlechter
TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
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Common Name The Muricate Taeniophyllum [A genus of trees in New Guinea]
Flower Size
Found in New Guinea on trees at elevations around 1200 meters as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte without leaves that blooms in the late fall on a muricate-hispid, .6" [1.5 cm] long, densely several flowered inflorescence with muricate, acute floral bracts.
Schlechter stated that the flowers are yellow.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 drawing fide
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