Liparis terrestris J.B.Comber 2001 Photos by © JB Comber
Flower Closeup Photos by © Art Vogel
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Common Name The Terrestrial Liparis
Flower Size .2" [5 mm]
Found in Sumatra, Java, north Borneo and Sulawesi in montane forests in leaf litter at elevations of 900 to 1300 meters as a small sized, warm growing terrestrial with pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, plicate, leaves that blooms mostly in the spring on an erect, zigzag, 12" [30 cm] long, successively few to 15 flowered inflorescence carrying well spaced flowers
Similar to L viridicaulis and often given as a synonym but differs in the squarer lip and the bright center stripe of the lip.
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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; A to Z of South East Asian Orchid Species Vol 2 O'Byrne 2011 photo fide
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