Plocoglottis quadrifolia J.J. Sm. 1926 Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

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Common Name The Four-Leafed Plocoglottis

Flower Size 1 1/2" [3.75 cm]

Found in Sumatra on limestone ridges at elevations around 850 meters as a medium sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial with erect pseudobulbs carrying 4 to 6, plicate, narrowly elliptic, acuminate, acute, gradually narrowing below into the petiolate base leaves that blooms on a 24" to 30" [60 to 85 cm] long, erect, pubescent, laxly few to many flowered, racemose inflorescence with successively opening, fleshy flowers occuring in the spring and summer. This species has a flip lip and when triggered pushes the insect into the column therefore increasing the probability that the pollina will be dislodged and attached to it's back.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2002

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