Trias intermedia Seidenf. & Smitin. 1961 Photo courtesy of Dale Borders

Plant and Flower Photo courtesy of Bob Fallon Copyright © , and the Dr Leslie Garay Archives

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Common Name The In-Between Trias

Flower Size 1/4” [.8 cm]

This miniature species is found only in Thailand and has .2 to .4" [4 to 10 mm] between each, round, carunculate pseudobulb that hold a single, apical, thick, oval, slightly retuse leaf and blooms in the summer on to several very short to .2" [5 mm] long, basal, inflorescence with 1 to 2, hyaline basal sheaths and a hyaline, cup-shaped, enveloping floral bracts that carries a single flower and needs to be mounted, given hot to cool growing conditions and light shade and high humidity.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 drawing fide;

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