''Cylindrolobus cootesii'', or Cootes' cylindrolobus, is plant species of the family

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

endemic to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

The Orchids of the Philippines ''Orchids of the Philippines'' is a book by Jim Cootes which was the first to document all existing Filipino orchid species. History Jim Cootes is an Australian orchid enthusiast who is the foremost expert on orchids of the Philippines. He did f ...

J. Cootes 2001 It is found in the Philippines on the island of

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at elevations around 500 meters. It is a small to medium-sized, hot growing

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with an elongated, slightly compressed stem carrying many towards the apical 1/2 to 1/3, distichous, spreading, narrow lanceolate, leathery, basally clasping leaves. It bears flowers on an axillary, .6 to .8" (1.5 to 2 cm) long, single flowered inflorescence. ''Cylindrolobus cootesii'' is named after

Jim Cootes Jim Cootes For more than twenty-five years, he has been studying Philippine orchids, particularly in the wild, as an amateur Orchidologist in Mindoro, Philippines. He is a frequent lecturer and has written numerous articles for major orchid journal ...

, an Australian orchid collector.

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cootesii Orchids of the Philippines Plants described in 2008 {{Epidendroideae-stub