Pennilabium acuminatum (Ridl.) Holttum, Gard. Bull. Singapore 11: 285 (1947).
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| Pennilabium acuminatum (Ridl.) Holttum, Photos by Jeffrey Champion |
its native range is Peninsula Malaysia
Synonyms:
Sarcochilus acuminatus Ridl.
English name:
The Acuminate Pennilabium (refers to the sepals).
Describe:
A short stem; elliptic and basally clasping leaves, pendant rachis 1.5 cm; inflorescence 4-7 cm; few shortlived flowers opening successively over months; flower >4 cm.
Flower Size:
4.0 cm.
Distribution:
Malaya
Ecological:
Flower blooms in the late winter and early spring
In humid evergreen montane forests as an epiphyte on thin tree trunks. 700 m
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