Liparis spectabilis dischorensis

Liparis spectabilis Schltr. var. dischorensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1911) 204

Type: Schlechter 19622 (holo B, lost)

Differs from the typical variety in the smaller stature, smaller flowers and in the lip having a broader, obtuse sinus between the lobes. (After Schlechter, 1911-1914)

Colours: Not recorded, presumably as for the typical variety.

Habitat: Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 1200 m.

Flowering time in the wild: May.

Distribution: Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).

Distribution in New Guinea: Papua New Guinea. See map: 416-441M.JPG.

Cultivation: Intermediate growing epiphyte.

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