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Ceratostylis formicifera var. giriwoensis
Ceratostylis formicifera J.J.Sm. var. giriwoensis J.J.Sm., Nova Guinea 12, 3 (1915) 266
Type: Janowsky 135 (holo BO?; iso L)
Synonyms:
Leaf terete, grooved above up to the apex, 2.2-2.5 by 0.13 cm. Flowers 0.58 cm long. Lip with the apex more abbreviated than in the typical variety. (After Smith, 1915).
Flower light violet.
Epiphyte in lowland forest.
Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).
Papua (Indonesia). See map
Warm growing epiphyte.
July.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Podochileae
- Subtribe Eriinae
- Genus Ceratostylis
- Section Ceratostylis
- Species Ceratostylis formicifera
- Variety Ceratostylis formicifera giriwoensis
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Ceratostylis formicifera var. giriwoensis
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Ceratostylis formicifera var. giriwoensis
Ceratostylis formicifera J.J.Sm. var. giriwoensis J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from Janowsky 135
Ceratostylis formicifera var. giriwoensis
Ceratostylis formicifera J.J.Sm. var. giriwoensis J.J.Sm., herbarium sheet, Janowski 135, isotype specimen (L)