Tuberolabium guamense

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FWS Digital Media Library — Tuberolabium guamense The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Tuberolabium is a genus of epiphytic flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to the Old World Tropics, including Assam, Indochina, Taiwan, Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, the Cook Islands and Micronesia. Of the 18 known species, 7 are endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Family: Orchidaceae. Form: Epiphytic monopodial orchid. The roots lift the orchid from its hosts. Leaves: Ovate-oblong. Flower: Small white flowers on a rachis up to 4 cm long. Flowers open at various times and last a day or two. Propagation: Division or seeds. Description: An epiphytic orchid (Orchidaceae) with roots that elevate the leaves and flowers away from the tree trunk. Leaves are leathery, oblong, about 13 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Small white flowers.