Campylocentrum aromaticum Barb.Rodr. 1907

Plant and Flowers in situ Argentina Photos by © Ricardo Luis Penz and his Orchid Website

Plant and Flowers Photo courtesy of Alejandro Taborda ©

Common Name The Aromatic Campylocentrum

Flower Size

Found in southern Brazil and northern Argentina in warm lowlands as a medium szied, warm growing epiphyte with elongate roots, a monopodial, erect to ascending stem without pseudobulbs and carrying distichous, rigid, basally clasping leaves that blooms in the fall on a lateral, 4 to 16 flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers .

Synonyms Campylocentrum hatschbachii Schltr. 1926; Campylocentrum trachycarpum Kraenzl. 1911

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; 100 Orquideas Argentinas Freuler 2005 photos ok

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