Smitinandia micrantha

Smitinandia micrantha (Lindl.) Holtt. is of the tribe Vandae, subtribe Aeridinae and  can be found in the West Himalayas,  India, Vietnam and Malaya. This plant can be found in lowlands and low montaine riverine forests at elevations below 1300 meters. This orchid has inflorescence of many small flowers; the lip with a spur  and with no ornaments.  The flower has a dorsal sepal 2.5-3mm long. side lobes of lip distinctly raising vertically, Front of operculum triangular acute sepals and petals white a rose tint, midlobe purple and this flower blooms in the summer through winter.

Image captured from http://www.orchidphotos.org

Sources:

http://www.orchidspecies.com/smitmicrantha.htm

http://www.orchidphotos.org/images/orchids/speciesV2/Smitinandia/smitinandiamicrantha1_89.html

Gunnar Seidenfaden: Orchid Genera in Thailand XIV.  Fifty-nine vandoid 95-1988

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  1. This post contains the basic required information but has room for improvement.

    1) Since there are two authorities associated with this species, recheck the structure of the authority. If two authorities worked together, there is usually an “&”. If one modified the species description, etc of the first authority, one may be in parentheses.

    2) Please review grammar, sentence structure and punctuation. There are numerous errors that should be addressed in order to make much of this post readable. It may help to have someone else read over the post with you. In addition, words in the middle of sentences are capitalized for no apparent reason.

    3) There is a close-up of the flowers from the extraction specimen in the media library. Please incorporate it (with an appropriate descriptive caption – versus just the website). You also need to obtain an image of the plant so that its vegetative features are visible. Make sure that this image is in focus and large enough for some detail is visible. Please see me about getting this image (the plant is in main office at the moment).

    4) Does Malaya refer to the Malay peninsula (the mainland portion of Malaysia)?

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