Lepanthes clausa Luer & R. Escobar 1985

Flower Closeup Photos by © Arturo Carrilo.

Another Flower Closeup Photo by © Jay Pfahl.

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Common Name The Closed Lepanthes

Flower Size 1/16" [.15 cm]

Found as a mini-miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte in Cundinamarca and Norte de Santander Departments of Colombia in cloud forests at elevations around 2850 meters with suberect to erect, slender ramicauls enveloped by 4 to 12 minutely pubescent, lepanthiform sheaths carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, ovate, obtuse, gradually narrowing below into the base leaf and blooms on a successively few flowered, 1 5/8" [4 cm] long, inflorescence occuring in the spring

This is one of three mini-miniature species occuring around Bogata, the other 2, L effusa and Lepanthes matisii Luer, Thoerle & P.Ortiz,

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *AOS Bulletin Vol 54 No 6 1985 photo; Native Orchids of Colombia Vol 5 COS 1994 photo fide

Checked type w3 Tropicos, differs slightly in shape of petals but exact match for photo in Native Colombian Orchids Vol5 COS 1994

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