Elleanthus petrogeiton Schltr. 1921 Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt

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Found in Ecuador at elevations of 1500 to 3300 meters as a cool to cold growing, terrestrial with no psuedobulbs occuring in wet montane forests where it blooms in the spring

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 2 Dodson 2002

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