Kerry [Dressler] wrote : "... anything else about it?" In the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, World Checklist the name Corybas mucronatus (Blume) Rchb.f. is considered a synonym of Corybas pictus (Blume) Rchb.f.
In the November 1993 issue of the American Orchid Society Bulletin, the species Corybas pictus is mentioned : "a small patch of heath forest or kerangas. We went especially to see Corybas pictus, one of the helmet orchids, an orchid previously known only from montane habitats, until John and Soejatmi Dransfield of Kew found it growing here almost almost at sea level. On the first two visits to this special area we foundonly the tiny leaves growing among the moss at the base of tree trunks, but on the final day we found one flowering plant." ['Brunei Darussalam - Sarath Thomas reports on a trip to explore for orchids in this tiny Bornean sultanate', page 1140] see photo on page 1137 *************** Regards, Viateur _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
