Thrixspermum eximium L.O.Williams 1938 SECTION Dendrocolla

Plant and Flowers in situ Taiwan Photos by © JJ-Merry and his Flickr Photo Website

Full Shade Warm Cool MIDWinter EARLIERSpring

Common Name or Meaning The Outstanding Thrixspermum - In China Yi Se Bai Dian Lan

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found in southern Taiwan and the Philippines in mixed forests at elevations of 1000 to 1100 meters as a miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with a short stem carrying 4 to 7, nearly basal, lorate to narrowly elliptic, slighly conduplicate towards the base, acute and unequally bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the mid winter through earlier spring on a basal, erect, to 4" [10 cm] long, few flowered, slender inflorescence with the rachis dilated and carrying successively opening, short lived flowers

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this deternination so please use with caution.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009;

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