Octarrhena falcifolia (Schltr.) Schuit. 2003 Drawing by Schumann, Prof. Dr. Karl and Dr. Karl Lauterbach. 1905. Nachtrage zur Flora der Deutschen Schutzgebiete in der Sudsee. Tab. X. Copyright 2008 by L.H. Bailey Hortorium (image, not necessarily source) [ref. DOL19667

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Common Name or Meaning The Falcate Leafed Octarrhena

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea in montane forests at elevatiions around 1800 meters and blooms in the later spring through early summer

Synonyms Chitonanthera aphanopetala Schltr.1923; *Chitonanthera falcifolia Schltr. 1905

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of German New Guinea Schlechter 1914 as Chitonanthera falcifolia rawing fide; Die Orchideen #6 21-24 tafel 7 Rudolph Schlechter 1971 as Chitonanthera falcifolia photo ok;

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