Bollea pulvinaris Rchb.f 1877 Photo by © Jay Pfahl

Another Flower Photo by Patrica Harding

Common Name The Cushion-Like Bollea

Flower Size 2.5" [6.25 cm]

Found in Antioquia Colombia at elevations around 1300 meters as a medium sized, warm growing epiphyte that blooms i nthe spring

Synonyms Pescatoria pulvinaris (Rchb.f.) Dressler 2005; Zygopetalum pulvinare Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 107 (1876

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 1 COS 1991; Huntleya and Related Orchids Harding 2008 as Pescatoria pulvinaris

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