Chloraea speciosa Poepp. 1833 Photo by © the Fundación Jardín Botánico Nacional de Viña del's photostream Flickr Orchid Photo Site

suncold EARLYSpring

Common Name The Beautiful Chloraea

Flower Size

Found in southern Chile and Southern Argentina and blooms in the early spring

Synonyms Asarca gayana (A.Rich.) Kuntze 1891; Asarca insignis Kuntze 1891; Chloraea gayana A.Rich. 1852; Chloraea speciosa f. sterilis Kraenzl. 1904

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I Hoehne 1940; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I Hoehne 1940 as C gayana

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