| Biology : |
Epiphytic or lithophytic herb, hanging in masses; stems slender, 15-40 cm long, woody, drying black; roots smooth; leaves linear, conduplicate, 1,5-7x0,1-0,3 cm, fleshy, drying black; inflorescences 0,5-1 cm long, 2-3-flowered; peduncle 1 mm long; flowers pale lime-green or dull yellow-orange, sweetly scented; bracts ovate, < 1 mm long; pedicel and ovary c. 3 mm long; sepals elliptic, 3-4x2 mm; petals lanceolate, 3-4x1 mm; lip c. 3-4x2 mm, base auriculate, 3-lobed at apex; side lobes longer than midlobe and lacerate at apex; midlobe triangular; spur slender, 6-8 mm long, slightly inflated in middle. |
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