Nomenclature

Literally translated as lily-leaved

Description

The long history of this species began in 1791 when it was described as Epidendrum liliifolium.  It was not until two centuries later that it was renamed as Acriopsis liliifolia.

Finally in 20120, J.B. Comber includes the species and accepts Acriopsis liliifolia as the name in the book Orchids of Sumatra. Natural History Publication, Borneo. 1,026 pp.

Habitat & Distribution

The species is known to have occurrence records in 14 countries.

  • Bhutan
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
  • Borneo
  • Indonesia - Java,  Moluccas Is.,  and Lesser Sunda Is.
  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Is.
  • Queensland
  • MIcronesia - Caroline Is.
  • The Philippines

Synonyms

  1. Acriopsis javanica var. nelsoniana (synonym) (1929)
  2. Epidendrum liliifolium J.König (synonym)

Variations

  • var. liliifolia
  • var. auriculata



Journal Citations

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The Plant

Picture
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Swiss Orchid Foundation
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Growth Habit

Epiphyte

Pseudobulb

Ovoid and ridged pseudobulbs that are many-noded, growing closely together bearing two to three leaves at the tip *

Leaves

The leaves are thin with a rounded apex and gradually narrow to the base, although this varies with the growing conditions. Plants found growing in shady conditions usually possess long broad  leaves while plants growing in exposed sites usually have short and narrow (almost terete) leaves. *
Picture
© by P. O'Byrne
Swiss Orchid Foundation
http://orchid.unibas.ch/

The Flower

Picture
© by P. O'Byrne
Swiss Orchid Foundation
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Picture
© by K. Senghas
Swiss Orchid Foundation
http://orchid.unibas.ch/

Inflorescence

Inflorescences grow from the rhizome and is borne on a long scape and typically branches a few times, bearing up to 200 blooms (Cootes, 2001). *

Flower Color

The flowers are sometimes pale green but more often spotted with purple *

Lateral Sepals

The lateral sepals are fused to form a synsepalum up to 4 mm long and 2 mm wide. *

Dorsal Sepal

The dorsal sepal is linear concave up to 5 mm long and 1.6 mm wide *
Picture
© by P. O'Byrne
Swiss Orchid Foundation
http://orchid.unibas.ch/

Labellum

The labellum is threelobed, forming a tube with the base of the column *
SOURCES
* A. F. S. L. Lok, P. X. Ng, W. F. Ang and H. T. W. Tan (2009). Nature in Singapore, 2: 481–485
** Accessed through GBIF Data Portal, data.gbif.org, 2012-11-22)