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Glomera grandiflora
Glomera grandiflora J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 39 (1910) 14
Type: Römer, von 1292 (syn BO); Nouhuys, van s.n. (October-November 1909) (syn BO)
Synonyms:
- Glossorhyncha grandiflora (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1912) 293
- Giulianettia grandiflora (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58 (1922) 84
Stems slender, somewhat compressed, internodes 1.1-1.3 cm long. Leaves linear-lanceolate, towards the apex gradually narrowed, at the base shortly cuneate-contracted, above on either side of the longitudinal groove convex, sparsely blackish punctate, fleshy, 4-4.7 cm long, 0.44-0.66 cm wide, apex strongly unequally bidentate, the shorter tooth triangular, acute, the longer tooth truncate; sheath tubular, verrucose, margin whitish lacerate-fimbriate (when dried). Inflorescence terminal, short, 1-flowered. Floral bracts 2, large, convolute, clasping each other and the spur, oblong, obtuse, verrucose, membranous, when flattened 2.15-1.85 cm long, 0.9-1 cm wide. Flower large. Median sepal linear, in the basal part slightly dilated, long acute, conical-apiculate, convex, 7-9-nerved, 3.2 cm long, 0.5 cm wide. Lateral sepals at the base obliquely dilated shortly connate, clasping the spur, [apex missing in the type specimen], strongly convex, 7-8-nerved, in the middle 0.46 cm, at the base 0.5 cm wide. Petals linear, obtuse, strongly convex, 7-nerved, 2.7 cm long, 0.47 cm wide. Lip at the base adnate to the column, very long spurred; spur appressed to the ovary, enveloped by the bracts, dorsally compressed, linear, obtuse, 2.4 cm long, 0.14-0.18 cm wide; blade in the basal part shortly adnate to the column, concave, apex recurved, obtuse, apical margin thickened, somewhat fleshy, 5-nerved, when flattened rhombic, in total 0.67 cm long, 0.6 cm wide. Column 0.48 cm long, basal half adnate to the lip; clinandrium large, somewhat wavy-crenate. Rostellum semiorbicular, bidentate. Stigma transverse, lower margin elongated recurved semiorbicular, equalling the rostellum. Ovary elongated, gradually thickened towards the apex, 6-grooved, 2.4 cm long.
(After Smith, 1911)
Flower brownish pink, or salmon to dark orange, lip apex black.
Terrestrial in upper montane forest in exposed positions. Altitude 2577-3260 m.
Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).
Papua (Indonesia). See map
Cool growing terrestrial, keep in light position.
March, July, October, December.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Arethuseae
- Subtribe Coelogyninae
- Genus Glomera
- Section Uniflorae
- Species Glomera grandiflora
- Smith, J.J., Nova Guinea 8, 3 (1911) 541, t. 84A
- Smith, J.J., Nova Guinea 12, 1 (1913) 28
- Smith, J.J., Nova Guinea 12, 3 (1915) 251
- Smith, J.J., Nova Guinea 14, 3 (1929) 380
- Royen, P. van, Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 637, fig. 225, as Glossorhyncha grandiflora (J.J.Sm.) Schltr.
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Glomera grandiflora
Glomera grandiflora J.J.Sm., as Glossorhyncha grandiflora (J.J.Sm.) Schltr),drawing Pieter van Royen, in P. Royen, Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 637, fig. 225, based on Kalkman 4803
Glomera grandiflora
Glomera grandiflora J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from von Römer 1292
Glomera grandiflora
Glomera grandiflora J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from von Römer 1292
Glomera grandiflora
Glomera grandiflora J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from Lam 3260
Glomera grandiflora
Glomera grandiflora J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, from von Römer 1292