Malleola gautierensis J.J.Sm. 1914
Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol IV
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Flower Size 1/3" [8.3 mm]
Found in Papua New Guinea in lowland forests at elevations of 400 to 600 meters as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte with a pendant, incurved apically stem carryinf 7, curved, half twisted basally, lanceolate, unequally and obtusely bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the spring and fall on a decurved, short, densely 5 to 14 flowered, elliptic in cross-section peduncle and an angular, adpressed, black brown furfuraceous-puberulous rachis, racemose inflorescence with 2 shortly tubular, obtuse, keeled, small scales and triangular, adpressed, concave, acute floral bracts and carrying widely opening, fleshy flowers.
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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Malesiana Orchids of New Guinea Vol IV Shuiteman and de Vogel 2006
