Eltroplectris schlechteriana (Porto & Brade) Pabst 1974 Photo courtesy of © Gustavo Righelato

Another Flower Photo courtesy of © Dalton Holland Baptista © and Orchidstudium

Inflorescence Photo by © Ricardo Luis Penz and his Orchid Website

Common Name Schlechter's Eltroplectris [German orchid botanist 1900's]

Flower Size

Found in southern Brazil Misiones Argentina in primary forests and dense secondary forests at lower elevations as a small sized, cool growing terrestrial with 1 to 2, erect, basally rose to whitish becoming greenish, dark green with isolated spots, elongate petiolate leaves that blooms in the fall on an erect, pubescent inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers

Synonyms *Centrogenium schlechterianum Porto & Brade 1938 publ. 1940

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; 100 Orquideas Argentinas Freuler 2005 photo fide;

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