Rhipidoglossum cuneatum (Summerh.) Garay 1972 Photo by © Eric Hunt and his Orchid Species Photo Website

Part shade warm Spring

Common Name The Cuneate Rhipidoglossum

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in Central African Republic, Cameroon and Uganda in rainforests at elevations around 1000 meters as a miniature sized, warm growing epiphyte with a short stem carrying 5, linear to oblanceolatae, unequally bilobed apically, rounded lobed leaves that bloos i nthe spring on a [9 cm] long, 6 to 8 flowered inflorescence with conical floral bracts.

Synonyms *Diaphananthe cuneata Summerh. 1960

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Angraecoid Orchids Herman, Stewwart and Campbell 2006;

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