Taeniophyllum sumatranum Schltr. 1906 SUBGENUS Codonosiphon SECTION Sepalocodon Schlechter
TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name The Sumatran Taeniophyllum
Flower Size
Found in Sumatra without elevational data as a mini-miniature sized epiphyte without leaves and flattened roots that blooms in the spring on a terete, few minutely sheathed peduncle, 2.8" [7 cm] long, flexuous, laxly, successively single, many flowered inflorescence with ovate-triangular, obtuse, glabrous, shorter than the ovary floral bracts.
Schlechter stated that this species is distinguished from others in Sumatra by its long inflorescence.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001;
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