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Orchid Species: Crepidium oculatum
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Crepidium oculatum is an orchid species identified by (Rchb.f.) Szlach. in 1995.
ORIGIN: Found in Java and Sumatra in humid forests at elevations of 600 to 1000 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Small sized, warm growing terrestrial with a stem carrying 5 to 9, towards the base, 3 main veined towards the center, 2 fainter veins towards the wavy margins, shining bronze to copper above, narrowly elliptic, acute, narrowing below into the petiolate base leaves that blooms in the late summer and fall on an erect, terminal, to 11.2 [28 cm] long, numerous flowered inflorescence with linear, vary acute floral bracts.
FLOWER SIZE: 0.178 inches [4 mm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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