Macodes sanderiana Rolfe 1896

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

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Common Name Sander's Macodes [English Nurseryman 1800's]

Flower Size 1/2" [1.5 cm]

Found as a small sized, hot growing terrestrial in Papua New Guinea at elevations of 350 to 800 meters growing in leaf-litter on rocks with almost round to oval leaves with the undersides being purplish and the upper side having velvety dark green with numerous golden veins and a chatoyancy [ie. it changes colors when viewed at different angles] that blooms in the fall and winter on a 10" to 12" [25 to 30 cm] long erect, reddish, many flowered inflorescence with the non-resupinate flowers held towards the apex.

Synonyms Anoectochilus sanderianus Kraenzl. 1895

References W3 Tropicos [http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html] , Kew Monocot list [ http://www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do ], IPNI [ http://www.us.ipni.org/ipni/plantsearch?request_type=search&output_format=query&ret_defaults=on ] The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1985