Catasetum × dunstervillei G.A.Romero & Carnevali 1989 Photo courtesy of Katia Seagull and Her Orchid Web Site

Another Flower Photo by Jesús R. Cedeño

Common Name or Meaning Dunsterville's Catasetum [A Orchid Enthusiast and Explorer in Venezuela 1900's]

Flower Size

Found in Venezuela and Guyana in gallery and wet forests at elevations of 50 to 100 meters as a natural hybrid between C pileatum and C discolor, and as such can have a variable flower in form and color.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 4 Dunsterville & Garay 1966 not = C x dunstervillei; Orchids of Venezuela [An illustrated field guide] Vol. 1 Dunsterville and Garay 1979 as C fimbriatum not = C x dunstervillei drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 60 No 2/115 1991 photo; Orchids of Venezuela [An illustrated field guide] Vol. 1 Ramiro and Carnevali 2000 drawing fide; Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana Vol 7 Steyermark, Berry, Yatskievych and Holst 2003 drawing ok;

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