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Ceratocentron fesselii senghas

Description:
Upright monopodial epiphytic orchid. Rather small plant, reaching only about 2.5 cm tall. Leaves leathery, 2.5 cm long, 1 cm wide. Inflorescence erect, shorter than the leaves, bearing 3–5 flowers. Flowers bright orange or reddish-orange, up to 1 cm across. Dorsal sepal lanceolate, 7 x 4 mm; petals ovate, 5 x 4 mm; lateral sepals ovate, 5 x 4 mm. Labellum small, white with pinkish purple markings; with horn-like callus just below entrance to nectary; spur about 6 mm long.

References:
Cootes, J. 2001. The Orchids of the Philippines. 231p. Times Editions, Singapore.
Fessel, H.H. & P. Balzer. 1999. A Selection of Native Philippine Orchids. 192p. Times Editions, Singapore.
Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona, & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Orchidaceae. In: Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines. http://www.philippineplants.org.

Subspecies :

Common name / Local name :

Family : Orchidaceae

Genus : Ceratocentron

Taxonomic Group :

CITES Appendix : N/A

Conservation Status : Critically Endangered

Geographic Location : Endemic

Identifications: Ceratocentron Fesselii

Small plants, like Vanda, but miniature; stems not more than 10 cm tall (but plant parts may be longer)
Flowers reddish-orange; lip spur shorter, about 6mm long
Monopodial Orchids
Plants with monopodial growth, the stem of a single main axis growing indefinitely
Orchids (Orchidaceae)
Leaves with midrib not extended into tendril.
Plants without distinct pseudostem
Flowers specialized, with one petal developing into a labellum (lip) that is highly ornate and often differently colored, roots also specialized with velaman
Angiosperms
Plants producing true flowers and fruits for sexual reproduction