Taeniophyllum malianum Schltr. 1913 SUBGENUS Taeniophyllum SECTION Rhynchanthera Schlechter
Another Flower Photo by Wolfgang H. Bandisch. Photo by Peter O'Byrne Copyright © 1998, 1999 All rights reserved. And his Papua & New Guinea Orchid Species site
Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name The Mali River Taeniophyllum [River in New Guinea] - In Australia The Tangled Ribbonroot
Flower Size 1/2"+ [1.4 cm]
Found from New Guinea, Solomon Island and Queensland Australia as a small, hot growing leafless epiphyte at elevations of 80 to 150 meters on small twigs as a tangled mass that is perched in the upper levels of tall trees where they get bright light and bloom on a horizontal 2" [5 cm] long, several [15] flowered inflorescence with them opening in succession one by one on a extending compressed rhachis with 3 persistant bracts and nonresupinate, ephemeral, nocturnally fragrant flowers all occuring at any time of the year.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1914/1985 drawing fide; The Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Lewis & Cribb 1991 drawing fide; Lowland Orchids of of Papua New Guinea Peter O'Byrne 1994 as T aff malianum drawing/photo fide; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 photo fide; Flora Malesia Orchids of New Guinea Vol V 2008;
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