Cyclopogon argyrifolius (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr. 1877 Photo courtesy of © Dalton Holland Baptista © and Orchidstudium

Common Name The Silver Leafed Cyclopogon

Flower Size 3/8" [9 mm]

Found in southeastern & southern Brazil as a medium sized, terrestrial orchid with several, narrowly lanceolate, acute, light green striped dark green, gradually narrowing below into the elongate, petiolate base leaves that blooms on a terminal, erect, 16" [40 cm] long, brown, many flowered inflorescence with green, tubular, acute, bracts and with longer than the ovary floral bracts.

Synonyms Beadlea argyrifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982; *Spiranthes argyrifolia Barb.Rodr. 1877

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII II Hoehne 1945 drawing good;

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