Gongora escobariana Whitten 1991 SECTION Eugongora SUBSECTION Portentosa
Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Danny Lentz, plant grown by the Atlanta Botanical Garden
Common Name Escobar's Gongora [Colombian Orchid Nurseryman current]
Flower Size
Found in Antioquia Colombia and blooms on a pendant, many flowered inflorescence.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 2 COS 1991 as G sanderiana photo fide; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 6 COS 1998 errata = G escobariana; Guia Ilustrada Para la Clasificacion del Genero Gongora Toulemonde 2001; Australian Orchid Review Vol 68 No 5 2003 photo;
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