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Phreatia sororia var. litoralis
Phreatia sororia Schltr. var. litoralis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 914
Type: Schlechter 19942 (holo B, lost; iso BO, L)
Synonyms:
Differs from the typical variety in the stouter habit, distinctly petiolate leaves, laxly many-flowered inflorescences that are a little longer than the leaves, the slightly broader sepals and the broader almost square lip. (After Schlechter, 1911-1914)
Flowers whitish yellow.
Epiphyte in lowland forest; 10 m.
Malesia (New Guinea).
Papua New Guinea. See map
Warm growing epiphyte.
July.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Podochileae
- Subtribe Thelasiinae
- Genus Phreatia
- Section Rhizophyllum
- Species Phreatia sororia
- Variety Phreatia sororia litoralis
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Phreatia sororia var. litoralis
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Phreatia sororia var. litoralis
Phreatia sororia Schltr. var. litoralis Schltr., herbarium sheet, Schlechter 19942 (isotype specimen L)