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Podochilus densiflorus
Podochilus densiflorus Blume, Rumphia 4 (1849) 44, pl. 192, fig. 5, pl. 200B
Type: Zippel cult. s.n. (N. Guinea) (holo L)
Synonyms:
Stem creeping, sparsely branching, the branches 2.5-7.5 cm long. Leaves 0.4-0.6 by 0.07-0.12 cm, linear-lanceolate, twisted at the base, apex slightly mucronate. Inflorescence terminal, densely 2-flowered, sometimes 1-flowered. Median sepal ovate, outside slightly keeled, acuminate. Lateral sepals broader, oblique; mentum saccate, obtuse. Petals linear, with one indistinct vein, obtuse. Lip oblong-spathulate, narrowed to the base, with very small auricles. (After Blume, 1849)
Flower white.
Epiphyte in lowland forest; 50 to 400 m.
Malesia (?Borneo, New Guinea).
Papua (Indonesia); ?Papua New Guinea.
Warm growing epiphyte.
April, June, August.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Podochileae
- Subtribe Podochilinae
- Genus Podochilus
- Section Diadena
- Species Podochilus densiflorus
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Podochilus densiflorus
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Podochilus densiflorus
Podochilus densiflorus Blume, habit, from Rumphia 4 (1849), pl. 192.
Podochilus densiflorus
Podochilus densiflorus Blume, floral analysis, from Rumphia 4 (1849), pl. 192.
Podochilus densiflorus
Podochilus densiflorus Blume, herbarium sheet, Zippel cult. s.n. (N. Guinea) (holotype specimen L)