Plectorrhiza tridentata [Lindley]Dockrill 1967 Photo courtesy ofGreg and Kerri Steenbeeke and their Orkology Kreations Website

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Common Name The Three Toothed Plectorrhiza

Flower Size 1/4" or less [.08 cm]

This is an eastern Australian monopodial, small sized, cool growing epiphytic species found at lower elevations to the south and higher elevations in the northern rainforests on the outer twigs of rainforest trees along gullies and swampy areas where it has tangled roots, a wiry stem carrying linear-oblong, falcate, acute leaves and has fragrant blooms occuring on a slender, 10" [22 cm] long, pendant, few to many [3 to 20] flowered inflorescence that is shorter than the leaves with fragrant [lemon], long-lasting flowers that occur in the spring and summer. Best mounted to accomodate the pendant growth habit with a cool shady enviroment with high humidity and good air circulation.

Synonyms Cleisostoma cornutum Rupp 1935; *Cleisostoma tridentatum Lindl. 1838; Saccolabium calcaratum F. Muell. 1889; Sarcanthus tridentatus (Lindl.) Rupp 1941; Sarcochilus calcaratus F. Muell.1861; Sarcochilus tridentatus (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1863; Thrixspermum tridentatum (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1868

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Australia Riley & Banks 2002;

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