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Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 45 (1911) 2
Type: Nouhuys, van s.n. (1909) (holo BO)
Synonyms:
- Glossorhyncha compressa (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1912) 293
- Type: Nouhuys, van s.n. (1909) (holo BO) - Glomera adenandroides (Schltr.) J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 8 (1912) 12
- Type: Schlechter 19578 (holo B, lost; iso AMES, K) - Glossorhyncha adenandroides Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1912) 294
- Glomera subeciliata J.J.Sm., Nova Guinea 14 (1929) 379, pl. 54, 36
- Type: Lam 1825 (holo BO, iso L; collection number wrongly cited in Nova Guinea) - Glossorhyncha subeciliata (J.J.Sm.) P.Royen, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 9, 1 (1974) 84
Stem compressed, internodes 1.3-1.8 cm long. Leaves lanceolate, unequally obtusely bilobed, at the base petiolate-narrowed, midrib grooved above, prominent below, when dried transversely rugulose above, coriaceous, shiny, 2.8-3 cm long, 0.27-0.3 cm wide; sheaths tubular, compressed, longitudinally veined and somewhat transversely rugulose, apex shortly and finely fimbriate, surpassing the internodes, 0.35 cm wide, at the base narrower. Inflorescence terminal, sessile, 1-flowered, bracts 2, subinflated-tubular membranous, furfuraceous-punctate, enveloping ovary and spur, outer bract shortly bidenticulate-acuminate 1.5 cm long, inner bract interior thinner and densely furfuraceous. Flower rather large. Median sepal linear-lanceolate, apiculate, above the base 7-nerved, 1.35 cm long, 0.35 cm wide. Lateral sepals at the base obliquely dilated, long connate, forming a bilobed blade, clasping 1/3 of the spur, linear-lanceolate, falcate, apiculate, above the base 6-nerved, 1.15 cm long, in the middle 0.38 cm wide. Petals oblong-spathulate, obtuse, at the base 3-, above the base 7-nerved, 1.3 cm long, 0.55 cm wide. Lip adnate to the column, entire, long spurred, in total 1.7 cm long; blade somewhat fleshy, concave, the part adnate to the column when flattened cuneate, 0.2 cm long, free part short-ovate, obtuse, at the base on either side rounded, 0.23 cm long, 0.48 cm wide; spur slender subcylindrical, 1.27 cm long. Column 0.35 cm long. Ovary with pedicel club-shaped, 1.5 cm long.
(After Smith, 1911)
Flower white.
Epiphyte in (upper) montane forest in shaded positions. Altitude 1200-2800 m.
Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).
Papua (Indonesia); Papua New Guinea. See map
Intermediate to cool growing epiphyte, keep in shade.
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, December.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Arethuseae
- Subtribe Coelogyninae
- Genus Glomera
- Section Uniflorae
- Species Glomera compressa
- Smith, J.J., Nova Guinea 8, 3 (1911) 540, t. 83A
- Smith, J.J., Nova Guinea 12, 1 (1913) 28
- Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1923) t. 107, fig. 400, as Glossorhyncha adenandroides Schltr.
- Smith, J.J., Nova Guinea 14, 3 (1929) 379, t. 53, fig. 35, as Glomera adenandroides (Schltr.) J.J.Sm.
One of the nicest species, with relatively large, snowy white flowers.
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Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., flower, photo W. Harris, based on Harris 1856
Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., habit, photo W. Harris, based on Harris 1856
Glomera compressa
Glomera subeciliata J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from Lam 2825
Glomera compressa
Glomera subeciliata J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from Lam 2825
Glomera compressa
Glomera adenandroides (Schltr.) J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from Lam 1903
Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from de Kock 39
Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from Gjellerup 1031
Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from de Kock 39
Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from Gjellerup 1031
Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from Gjellerup 517
Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from van Nouhuys s.n.
Glomera compressa
Glossorhyncha adenandroides Schltr., from Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1923) t. 107, fig. 400
Glomera compressa
Glomera subeciliata J.J.Sm., herbarium sheet, Lam 2825, holotype specimen (BO)
Glomera compressa
Glomera subeciliata J.J.Sm., herbarium sheet, Lam 1825, isotype specimen (L)
Glomera compressa
Glomera compressa J.J.Sm., herbarium sheet, Nouhuys, van 1909, holotype specimen (BO)
Glomera compressa
Glossorhyncha adenandroides Schltr., herbarium sheet, Schlechter 19578, isotype (K)