Prev Taxon: Genus Crepidium section Commelinoides
Current Genus: Genus Crepidium section Crepidium
Next Taxon: Genus Crepidium section Gastroglottis
Crepidium hydrophilum (J.J.Sm.) Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot. Suppl. 3 (1995) 127
Type: Versteeg 1440 (syn BO; iso L); Bogor cult. (Exp. Lorenz (Djibdja 310)) s.n. (syn BO 2x)
Synonyms:
Stem short, rooting at the base, 4-5 cm long, c. 5-7-leaved. Leaves patent, petiolate, obliquely ovate-lanceolate, subfalcate, gradually narrowed, acute or obtuse, apiculate, plicate, undulate, the three larger nerves grooved above, keeled underneath, 3.5-6 cm long, 1.15-1.8 cm wide; petiole channelled, including the tubular sheath 1-1.4 cm long. Inflorescence erect, elongated, laxly many-flowered, peduncle angular, 5-10 cm long, with a few reflexed, subulate, to 0.5 cm long scales, rachis with nodding apex, ribbed, 5-15 cm long. Floral bracts reflexed, lanceolate-triangular, acute, 0.3-0.45 cm long. Flowers very small, 0.3-0.35 cm wide, 0.33-0.4 cm long, with recurved sepals and petals. Median sepal ovate, rounded, strongly convex, 3-nerved, 0.18-0.24 cm long, 0.14-0.16 cm wide. Lateral sepals broadly obliquely ovate, broadly obtuse, strongly convex, 3-nerved, 0.2 cm long, 0.14-0.17 cm wide. Petals oblong or elliptic-oblong, obtuse, convex, 1-nerved, 0.17-0.2 cm long, 0.06-0.1 cm wide. Lip broadly horseshoe-shaped, in total 0.23-0.3 cm long, 0.26-0.34 cm wide, in front on either side with 3-4 equally long, short, triangular, acute teeth, and with one obtuse outer tooth; mid-lobe much surpassing the teeth, in outline broadly ovate, up to the middle divided into two triangular, subobtuse or somewhat acute lobules, blade in the middle concave, inside with a transverse curved thickening, at the base with a transverse, erect, short, truncate lamella which is appressed to the column; auricles distant, divergent, short, broadly triangular, subobtuse or somewhat acute, 0.1 cm long. Column short, dorsally compressed, 0.06-0.1 cm long, auricles conical, much surpassing the anther. Anther transversely elliptic-obreniform; pollinia 4, oblong. Ovary pedicellate, 0.3 cm long. (After Smith, 1909)
Leaves satin-like shiny, dull dark violet. Peduncle dull violet. Floral bracts green-purple. Flowers yellowish green, when older becoming dull purple. Pollinia yellow.
Terrestrial in swampy lowland forest.
Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).
Warm growing terrestrial, requires shaded position.
July.
The position of Crepidium resupinatum in Crepidium section Crepidium is not entirely certain, it may instead belong to section Commelinodes
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