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The measurements, in
centimeters, of the flowers and flower segments are:

Natural
Spread
0.5 0.6

Dorsal
sepal
0.2 0.2

Petal
0.1 0.2

Lateral
sepal 0.3
0.2

Lip
0.5 0.5

The award description
reads:

Fourteen deep burgundy
flowers and twenty buds on one 15-cm long inflorescence rising from tan and
silver heavily ribbed spade-shaped leaves, lip flat, round, dentate; substance
firm; texture waxy; recognized for rich color of flowers and foliage; country
of origin is Borneo.

Crepidium elegans (Ridl.) Schuit. & J.J.Wood, Malesian Orchid J. 9: 56 (2012 publ. 2011).

Homotypic Synonyms:

* Microstylis elegans Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 264 (1896).

Malaxis elegans (Ridl.) Ames, J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc., Spec. No.: 151 (1921).

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