Cleisostoma muticum (Rchb.f.) Garay 1972

Side View of flower Photos by Shiva Ramli and The Wild Orchids of Sumatra Website

Common Name or Meaning

Flower Size .3" [8mm]

Found in Java and Sumatra at elevations of 900 to 1200 meters as a large sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with pendulous, terete, branching stems carrying, linear, thickly fleshy, acute, oval and almost terete in cross-section, furrowed above, curved leaves that blooms in the fall on an erect, branching, to 2' [60 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence arising with triangular, obtuse floral bracts.

Synonyms *Echioglossum muticum Rchb.f. 1855; Raciborskanthos muticus (Rchb.f.) Szlach. 2003; Saccolabium muticum (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1911; Sarcanthus muticus (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm. 1905

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Bonplandia Rchb.f 1855 as Echioglossum muticum; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Sm. 1905 as Saracanthus muticus; Die Orchideen Von Java Figuren Atlas J.J.Smith 1908 as Saracanthus muticus drawing fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 22 1329 - 1392 Brieger 198drawing fide; Orchids of Java Comber 1990; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001 photo ok

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