Taeniophyllum trilobum Schltr. 1913 SUBGENUS Taeniophyllum SECTION Loboglossum Schlechter
TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name The Three Lobed Taeniophyllum [refers to the lip shape]
Flower Size
Found in New Guinea at elevations around 150 to 200 meters as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte without leaves and much flattened roots that blooms in the winter on a filiform peduncle, 1" [2.5 cm] long, sublaxly to subdensely, successively single, several flowered flowered inflorescence with triangular, apiculate floral bracts.
Schlechter stated that the flowers are pale yellow
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1914/1985 drawing fide; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 19/20 1129 - 1264 Brieger 1988 as Microtatorchis triloba; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 23 1393 - 1456 Brieger 1990 drawing fide;
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