Coryanthes albertinae H. Karst. 1848

Photo by © Dalton Holland Baptista

Common Name Albert's Coryanthes

Flower Size 4" [10 cm]

Found in Venezuela and N Brazil in wet forests at elevations of 50 to 500 meters as a hot growing epiphyte with a pendant, 16 to 20" [40 to 50 cm] long, 3 to 6 flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Coryanthes albertinae var. rodriguezii Manara & Bergold 2004; Coryanthes maculata var. albertinae (H.Karst.) Lindl. 1852

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 3 Dunsterville & Garay 1965 as C speciosa not = C albertinae Drawing fide; Orquideologia Vol 12 3/4 1977/8; Orchids of Venezuela [An illustrated field guide] Vol. 1 Dunsterville and Garay 1979 drawing as C speciosa not = C albertinae drawing fide; Venezuela; Paraiso de Orquideas Romero 1997 photo fide; 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

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