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| syn. Cymbidium clypeolum, Epidendrum clypeolum, Leptorkis clypeolum |
| distribution: Cook Islands: Rarotonga (ex) Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou Society Islands: Huahine, Moorea, Tahiti Tubuai Islands: Rapa, Tubuai |
| local name: autahi - Marquesas opialapoa - Tubuai Islands opiarapa - Tubuai Islands robu - Society Islands |
| This species is now
endangered in its whole distribution. On the Cook Islands it is even
believed to be extinct at all. Liparis clypeolum is a small terrestrial orchid with about 2 cm long pseudobulbs. Every bulb has only one ca. 5 cm long, heart-shaped leaf. The inflorescens is about 15 cm tall and has some ten 1 cm large, green flowers. The leaf dies after the pollination. |
 left:Liparis clypeolum Photo: Kenneth R. Wood National Tropical Botanical Garden 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo HI 96741 USA http://www.ntbg.org |
| http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/marquesasflora/index.htm |
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