Geoblasta pennicillata (Rchb. f.) Hoehne ex M.D. Correa 1968

Lip Detail Photo courtesy of ALEJANDRO TABORDA

Common Name The Hanging-Hair Lip Geoblasta

Flower Size 2 1/2" [6 cm]

Found in Paraguay and Argentina as a terrestrial orchid in rocky ground that blooms on a single flowered inflorescence occuring in the spring.

Synonyms Asarca arechavaletae (Kraenzl.) Kuntze 1898; Chloraea arechavaletae Kraenzl. 1888; Chloraea bergii Hieron., Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. 3: 380 (1879; *Chloraea pennicillata Rchb. f. 1878; Chloraea teixeirana (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1893 ; Geoblasta arechavaletae (Kraenzl.) Szlach. & Marg. 2001; Geoblasta bergii (Hieron.) Szlach. & Marg. 2001; Geoblasta penicillata (Rchb. f.) Hoehne 1940; Geoblasta teixeirana Barb.Rodr. 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Xenia Orchidaceae Vol 3 Reichenbach 1878 as Chloraea penicillata; Xenia Orchidaceae Vol 3 Reichenbach 1883 as Chloraea penicillata drawing fide; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1987 as Chloraea pennicinilata

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