Trichotosia pilosissima (Rolfe) J.J.Wood 1993

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Common Name The Hairiest Trichotosia

Flower Size 1/4" [8 mm]

Found in Sabah, Brunei and Sarawak Borneo in lower to upper montane forests at elevations of 1200 to 2400 meters as a cool to cold growing epiphyte that blooms in the fall.

Synonyms *Eria pilosissima Rolfe 1914

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *The Plants of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Orchids Beaman, Wood, Beaman & Beaman 1993; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; Orchids of Sarawak Beaman, Wood & Beaman etal 2001; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011 drawing good

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