Micropera philippinensis (Lindl.) Garay 1972 Photo by © Lourens Grobler

Another Flower Photos courtesy of Jim Cootes, Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol III

Common Name or Meaning The Philippine Micropera

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found only in the Philippines at elevations up to 850 meters as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with upright stems carrying several, very leathery, 2 ranked, alternate, unequally notched apically leaves that blooms on an erect, axillary, to 20 loosely flowered, racemose inflorescence

Synonyms Gastrochilus bifidus (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; *Saccolabium bifidum Lindl. 1838; Sarcanthus bifidus (Lindl.) Ames 1915

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;