Brassavola filifolia Linden 1881
Photos by © Carlos Augosto Mesa Londono
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Common Name The Thread Like Leaves Brassavola
Flower Size
Found in Colombia as an epiphyte that blooms in the late summer
Similar to B martiana but this one differs in the lack of hairs at the apex of the column and a longer and much more recurved lip.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Ill. Hort. 28: 64 Linden 1881
Orchids, A Colombian Treasure Vol 1: 126 Ortiz & Uribe 2014 photo ok;
Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol IV: 504 Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023 as Incertae sedis
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