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Phreatia laxa var. perlaxa
Phreatia laxa Schltr. var. perlaxa Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 940
Type: Schlechter 16501 (holo B, lost; iso AMES, BO, L)
Synonyms:
Differs from the typical variety in the long creeping rhizome; longer leaves; the long peduncles, with the inflorescence usually distinctly overtopping the leaf; and in the somewhat larger flowers. (After Schlechter, 1911-1914)
Flowers white.
Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 600 to 1000 m.
Malesia (New Guinea).
Papua New Guinea. See map
Intermediate growing epiphyte.
July, September.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Podochileae
- Subtribe Thelasiinae
- Genus Phreatia
- Section Bulbophreatia
- Species Phreatia laxa
- Variety Phreatia laxa perlaxa
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Phreatia laxa var. perlaxa
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Phreatia laxa var. perlaxa
Phreatia laxa Schltr. var. perlaxa Schltr., herbarium sheet, Schlechter 16501 (isotype specimen L)