Chelonistele sulphurea

Description

Chelonistele sulphurea is a species of orchid that grows along the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Philippines. The plant blooms small, fragrant flowers. Chelonistele is a genus of the orchid family consisting of 13 currently accepted species. It is native to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The plant grows as an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid. The genus name of Anzia is named after Chelone (Greek mythology), a mountain nymph. The genus was circumscribed by Ernst Hugo Heinrich Pfitzer in Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 50 IIB (Heft 32) on page 136 in 1907.