Holcoglossum flavescens (Schltr.) Z.H. Tsi 1982 Photo courtesy of Scott Mcgregor

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Common Name The Yellowish Holcoglossum

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Endemic to China in Yunnan Province as a terete leafed, monopodial, miniature epiphtye at elevations of 1200 to 2000 meters where it blooms on a short, axillary, several congested flowered inflorescence occuring in the winter.

Synonyms *Aerides flavescens Schltr. 1924; Papilionanthe flavescens (Schltr.) Garay 1974; Saccolabium yunpeense (Schltr.) T. Tang & F.T. Wang 1951

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;