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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