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Aglossorhyncha lucida var. wariana

Aglossorhyncha lucida var. wariana

Aglossorhyncha lucida Schltr. var. wariana Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1912) 322

Type: Schlechter 19849 (holo B, lost; iso K)

Differs from the typical form in the golden yellow flowers, broader lip, more curved and thicker column, clinandrium with larger lobes. (After Schlechter, 1911-1914)


Flower golden yellow.

Epiphyte in lowland forest. Altitude 350-450 m.

Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).

Papua New Guinea. See map

distribution in New Guinea

Warm growing epiphyte.

May, June.

  • Family Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily Epidendroideae
  • Tribe Arethuseae
  • Subtribe Coelogyninae
  • Genus Aglossorhyncha
  • Species Aglossorhyncha lucida
  • Variety Aglossorhyncha lucida wariana
  • Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1923) t. 116, fig. 437

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Aglossorhyncha lucida var. wariana

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Aglossorhyncha lucida var. wariana

Aglossorhyncha lucida Schltr. var. wariana Schltr., from Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1923) t. 116, fig. 437