Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha 1974 Photo by the Enchanting Kerala Website

Full shadeSpring

Common Name The Green Flowered Smithsonia

Flower Size .4" [1 cm]

Found in southwestern India as a miniature sized epiphyte that blooms in the spring

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so use with caution

Synonyms Aerides dalzelliana (Santapau) Garay 1972; Gastrochilus dalzellianus (Santapau) Santapau & Kopadia 1963; Gastrochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) Kuntze 1891; *Micropera viridiflora Dalzell 1851; Saccolabium viridiflorum (Dalzell) Lindl. 1859; Sarcochilus dalzellianus Santapau 1948 publ. 1949; Sarcochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) T.Cooke 1907

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007

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