Peristylus holttumii Seidenf. 1977

Plant ensitu in Malaysia Photos by Dechakij Chulalkit .©

Common Name Holttum's Peristylus [English Botanist in SE Asia Late 1900's]

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in Thailand and Kedah Malaysia in open places as a small to medium sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial with about 3 basal leaves that blooms in the summer on a 10 to 14" [25 to 35 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence with 2 wide spread, acuminate, acute, loose bracts and similar floral bracts

Synonyms Habenaria sumatrana var. major Holttum 1947; Peristylus candidus var. major (Holttum) Holttum ?;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Malaysia, Vol 1 Orchids Holttum 1957 as Habenaria sumatrana var major; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfadden 1992

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