Taeniophyllum quadratum Schltr. 1913 SUBGENUS Taeniophyllum SECTION Loboglossum Schlechter

TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Part shade Hot EARLY Spring

Common Name The 4 Angled Taeniophyllum [refere to the lip]

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea on trees at elevations around 150 meters as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte without leaves that blooms in the spring on a setiform, to 3.2" [8 cm] long, densely, successively single, several flowered inflorescence with minute, triangular 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; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 23 1393 - 1456 Brieger 1990 drawing fide

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