Liparis bibullata J.J.Sm. 1927 SUBGENUS Cestichis SECTION Distichae

TYPE Drawing by J J Smith

Common Name The ? Liparis

Flower Size .24" [6 mm]

Found in northern Sumatra in Gayo Lues Regency as a warm to cool growing terrestrial with small compressed, ovoid pseudobulbs carrying a single apical, linear, acute leaf blooming on pale yellowish green with the margins suffused with orange brown, peduncle flattened, sword like, 3.2 to 7.2" [8 to 18 cm] long, , the rachis flattened, quadrangular in coss-section, 1.2 to 1.6" [3 to 4 cm] long, successively single, several flowered inflorescence carrying pale brick red flowers.

Vegetatively similar to L gibbosa but the lip shape is quite different.

Synonyms Disticholiparis bibullata (J.J.Sm.) Marg. & Szlach. 2004; Stichorkis bibullata (J.J.Sm.) Naive & Ormerod 2019

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 9: 457 J J Smith 1928 drawing fide; REINWARDTIA Vol 1 Donk & Steenis 1950 drawing fide; Orchids of Sumatra J B Comber 2001;

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