Eltroplectris triloba (Lindl.) Pabst 1974 Photo courtesy of © Dalton Holland Baptista © and Orchidstudium

Full shade Cool FallWinter EARLYSpring

Common Name The Trilobed Eltroplectris

Flower Size

Found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina in low forests as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with glabrous, dark green, cylindrical, 4 to 6" pseudopetiolale base leaves that blooms in the fall through early spring on a 16" [40 cm] long, few flowered, erect inflorescence with 6 to 7, lanceolate bracts

Synonyms Centrogenium trilobum (Lindl.) Schltr. 1920; Ochyrella triloba (Lindl.) Szlach. & R.González 1996; *Pelexia triloba Lindl.1840;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Refugium Botanicum Reichenbach 1872 as Pelexia triloba drawing fide; 100 Orquideas Argentinas Freuler 2005 photo fide;

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