Micropera fasciculata

Pale dismal orchid
Illustration by Lewis Roberts
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Micropera
Species:
M. fasciculata
Binomial name
Micropera fasciculata
Synonyms[1]
  • Gastrochilus fasciculatus (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Saccolabium fasciculatum Lindl.
  • Camarotis copelandii (F.M.Bailey) J.J.Sm.
  • Camarotis keffordii (F.M.Bailey) J.J.Sm.
  • Camarotis papuana (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm.
  • Cleisostoma keffordii F.M.Bailey
  • Saccolabium copelandii F.M.Bailey
  • Sarcanthus papuanus J.J.Sm.
  • Sarcochilus keffordii (F.M.Bailey) F.Muell.

Micropera fasciculata, commonly known as the pale dismal orchid,[2] is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with wiry stems forming large, tangled clumps. It has stiff, leathery leaves and flowering stems with between ten and twenty cream-coloured flowers with a white labellum. This orchid occurs in New Guinea, Queensland, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.

  1. ^ a b "Micropera fasciculata". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 437. ISBN 1877069124.