Liparis acaulis Schltr. 1905 SUBGENUS Cestichis SECTION Coriifoliae
Photo by Andre Schuiteman/ Type Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
EARLY
Common Name The Short Stemmed Liparis
Flower Size
Found in Borneo, New Guinea and the Philippines on trees in lower montane forests at elevations around 800 to 1500 meters as a warm to cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the fall and later winter.
Schlechter states that the flowers are green.
Synonyms Cestichis acaulis (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2005; Liparis grandis Ames & C.Schweinf. 1920; Liparis jarensis Ames 1920; Stichorkis acaulis (Schltr.) Marg., Szlach. & Kulak 2008
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911/85 drawing fide; The Plants of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Orchids Beaman, Wood, Beaman & Beaman 1993 as L grandis; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994 as L grandia;
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