Malleola ligulata (J.J. Sm.) J.J. Sm. 1914 Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Jake Harvey and his Orchid Web Page
Common Name or Meaning The Woody Malleola
Flower Size 1/4" [.6 cm]
Found in Java as a miniature monopodial, cool to hot growing epiphytic orchid that blooms in the spring with pendulous inflorescence gradually extending up to 6" [15 cm] with approximately half a dozen flowers open at any one time .
Synonyms *Saccolabium witteanum var. ligulatum J.J. Sm.
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