Sarcanthopsis nagarensis (Rchb.f.) Garay

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Sarcanthopsis nagarensis (Rchb.f.) Garay

  • Collector(s)

    C. Trauernicht 279 with Steve Perlman, Obak Kitalong, 22 Jan 2008

  • Location

    Palau. Koror. Rock Islands. East side of Negermid Island.

  • Habitat

    Collected on cliff face from boat at island edge. Wet tropical evergreen forest on raised limestone karst.

  • Description

    Orchid to 80 cm, growing epiphytically and along rock face. Petals and sepals greenish yellow, mottled with brown flecks. Lip white with pink mark on the underside. Thick, leathery, strap-like leaves.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104030

    Occurrence ID: dae1c84b-d0f6-4506-98df-541eb8f8927a

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    Koror

  • Locality

    Rock Islands. East side of Negermid Island

  • Elevation

    Alt. 6 m. (20 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.32617, 134.508

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Systematics of Orchidaceae
Sarcanthopsis nagarensis (Rchb.f.) Garay
Det: Matthew C. Pace, 2023
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Palau. Koror. Rock Islands. East side of Negermid Island.
7°19,34.2"Nj 134°30'29.4’,E
6 m.
Collected on cliff face from boat at island edge. Wet
tropical evergreen forest on raised limestone karst.
Orchid to 80 cm, growing epiphytically and along rock
face. Petals and sepals greenish yellow, mottled with
brown flecks. Lip white with pink tttfflffc on the
underside. Thick, leathery, strap-like leaves.
22 Jan 2008
£L Trauemicht, Steve Perlman, Obak Kitalong 279
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
HfSI
05104030