Kefersteinia aurorae D.E.Benn. & Christenson 1994 SECTION Papilionatae

Another AnglePhotos by © Patricia Harding

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Common Name Aurora's Kefersteinia [Aurora Bennett, Ecuadorian Orchid Enthusiast Current]]

Flower Size .8" [2 cm]

Found in Peru in lower level wet cloud forests at elevations around 1700 to 1800 meters as a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte blooming in the spring through fall on a pendant, basal, 2 to 3" [5 to 7.5 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence with 2 bracts.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 72 No 6 2003 photo; Huntleya and Related Orchids Harding 2008