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Dwellers of the forest floor, the 15 species of Nephelaphyllum are distributed from India, Bangladesh and China to Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina to West Malesia occurring in low and mid-montane forests (Chen and Wood 2009). Rhizomes are creeping, covered with thin sheaths. Pseudobulbs are slender, ensheathed by a single leaf petiole. Leaf blade is cordate, marbled with light and dark green or brown. Inflorescence is short, crowded or sparse, bearing non-resupinate flowers.
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Teoh, E.S. (2021). Nephelaphyllum Bl.. In: Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 2 (G - P). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80428-2_20
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