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Orchid Species: Diaphananthe meliantha
Kew currently accepted name is Rhipidoglossum melianthum
Diaphananthe meliantha is an orchid species identified by P.J.Cribb in 1979. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Rhipidoglossum melianthum.
Genus
Diaphananthe (Dpthe.)
Grex
meliantha
Parents
Species
Author
P.J.Cribb
Year
1979
ORIGIN: Found in Tanzania in montane mist forests on small trees at elevations of 1500 to 2400 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Small sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with a pendent to spreading stem carrying 2 to 6, clustered towards the apex, falcate, linear-ligualte, unequally bilobed and rounded apically,, basally tweisted leaves that blooms in the summer on 1 to few, pendent, [3.5 to 19 cm] long, 5 to 10 flowered inflorescence carrying unpleasantly scented flowers.
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
DESCRIPTION: Small sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with a pendent to spreading stem carrying 2 to 6, clustered towards the apex, falcate, linear-ligualte, unequally bilobed and rounded apically,, basally tweisted leaves that blooms in the summer on 1 to few, pendent, [3.5 to 19 cm] long, 5 to 10 flowered inflorescence carrying unpleasantly scented flowers.
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
| Genus Name | Genus | Grex Name | Year | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add+ | Rhipidoglossum | Rhip | melianthum | 1986 | (P.J.Cribb) Senghas in F.R.R.Schlechter |
| Add+ | Angraecopsis | Ago | meliantha | 2005 | (P.J.Cribb) R.Rice |
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