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Species Information - Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla

Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla

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Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla

Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla

Octarrhena filiformis (L.O.Williams) P.Royen var. brachyphylla (L.O.Williams) P.Royen, Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 728, fig. 250

Type: Brass 9347 (holo AMES; iso L - wrongly cited as 9437 by L.O. Williams)

Synonyms:

  • Chitonanthera filiformis L.O.Williams var. brachyphylla L.O.Williams, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 12 (1946) 167
    - Type: Brass 9347 (holo AMES; iso L - wrongly cited as 9437 by L.O. Williams)

Leaves 0.15-0.3 cm long. Internodes of the stem 0.2-0.4 cm long. (After Williams, 1946)

Flowers orange.

Epiphyte in mossy forest thickets; 3050-3225 m.

Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).

Papua (Indonesia); Papua New Guinea. See map

distribution in New Guinea

Cool growing epiphyte, requires light position.

August.

  • Royen, P. van, Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 728, fig. 250
  • Family Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily Epidendroideae
  • Tribe Podochileae
  • Subtribe Thelasiinae
  • Genus Octarrhena
  • Species Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla

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Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla: Octarrhena filiformis (L.O.Williams) P.Royen var. brachyphylla (L.O.Williams) P.Royen, drawing P. van Royen in Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 728, fig. 250, modified
Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla

Octarrhena filiformis (L.O.Williams) P.Royen var. brachyphylla (L.O.Williams) P.Royen, drawing P. van Royen in Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 728, fig. 250, modified

Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla: Octarrhena filiformis (L.O.Williams) P.Royen var. brachyphylla (L.O.Williams) P.Royen, drawing P. van Royen in Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 728, fig. 250
Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla

Octarrhena filiformis (L.O.Williams) P.Royen var. brachyphylla (L.O.Williams) P.Royen, drawing P. van Royen in Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 728, fig. 250

Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla: Octarrhena filiformis (L.O.Williams) P.Royen var. brachyphylla (L.O.Williams) P.Royen, asd Chitonanthera filiformis L.O.Williams var. brachyphylla L.O.Williams, herbarium sheet, Brass 9347 (isotype specimen L)
Octarrhena filiformis var. brachyphylla

Octarrhena filiformis (L.O.Williams) P.Royen var. brachyphylla (L.O.Williams) P.Royen, asd Chitonanthera filiformis L.O.Williams var. brachyphylla L.O.Williams, herbarium sheet, Brass 9347 (isotype specimen L)