Ceratostylis inflata Schltr. 1912 SECTION Ceratostylis

Another View of flower

Another View of flower

Side View of flower Photos by © Art Vogel

Common Name The Inflated Ceratostylis

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea at elevations aropund 450 meters as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte with terete, glabrous pseudobulbs carrying a single apical, erect, lanceolate, acuminate leaf that blooms in the fall on a short, few flowered inflorescence.

Does not match Schlechter's drawing so use with caution. I have no other references.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1912 drawing ?

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