Thrixspermum montanum Ridl. 1913 SECTION Thrixspermum
Plant and Flower Photos by © Peter O'Byrne
Common Name The Mountain Living Thrixspermum
Flower Size
Found in penninsular Malaysia at elevations around 1300 to 1400 meters as a miniature to small sized, cool growing epiphyte with a stout stem carrying linear to oblong, rounded apically, narrowing below into the basally clasping leaves that blooms on 1.6 to 2.4" [4 to 6 cm] long, rachis to .6" [1.5 cm] long, successively single, several [7] flowered inflorescence with non-overlapping bracts..
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing good;
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