wow this really nice ron... i love this, ill be on a lookout for one of these.
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hi folks,
someone recently posted "the smallest orchid", well i guess its a never ending search and when i saw this taeniophyllum species i thought that surely must be it...lol
this genus holds the leafless orchids and its certainly interesting. im impressed by that long spur.
there is probably plenty of unidentified species out there and so is mine...
cheers,
wow this really nice ron... i love this, ill be on a lookout for one of these.
that is too cute!
Hi Ron,
Can you give me some dimensions of the floral segments of the above Taeniophyllum please?
How long is the inflorescence?
All the best,
Jim Cootes
Author
The Orchids of the Philippines
Times Editions, Singapore, 2001
I was never aware that we had native leafless orchids here in the Philippines. All the while I thought that those leafless forms were endemic to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. This could be a first. Did you obtain that plant locally in Leyte or elsewhere in the Philippines?
Hi Jojo,
There are at least 7 Taeniophyllum species in the Philippines, and a number more which are undescribed.
The main reason they are poorly known is because of their leafless habit and the tiny flowers.
I have observed a number of species growing on mango trees.
Jim Cootes
Author
The Orchids of the Philippines
Times Editions, Singapore, 2001
Thank you so very much Jim.
I appreciate being educated on Philippine orchids (and orchids in general). It's a never-ending process.
I feel like a dwarf amidst giants in your presence.
Way back when I was an apprentice machinist, a very wise old tradesman told me: "If you don't learn something in a day you have wasted that day." Those words still ring true.
Jim Cootes
Author
The Orchids of the Philippines
Times Editions, Singapore, 2001
Oh my gosh that is tiny!!! Thanks for taking the photos of it!!