Lepanthes longiracemosa Foldats 1969Photo by © Epidendra Orchid Photo Webpage

Common Name The Long Racemose Lepanthes - In Venezuela The Grimace Lepanthes

Flower Size .16" [4mm]

Found in Aragua Venezuela in dwarf cloud forests at elevations around 1700 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with erect ramicauls enveloped completely by 3 to 5, inflated minutely ciliate apically, acute lepanthiform sheaths and carrying a single, apical, erect, suborbicular to ovoid, obtuse, abruptly narrowing below into the shortly petiolate base leaf that blooms in the spring on a 2" [5 cm] long, flexuous, successively several flowered inflorescence with triangular, acute floral bracts.

CAUTION!!!!!!!! I feel this this determination is definitelly incorrect so please use with caution. It does not conform at all to drawings from Venezuela

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora de Venezuela Volumen 15 Parte 2 Foldats 1970 drawing not; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 6 Dunsterville & Garay 1976 drawing not; Orchids of Venezuela An Illustrated Field Guide Vol 2 Dunsterville & Garay 1979 Drawing not; Orchids of Venezuela [An illustrated field guide] Vol. 2 Ramiro and Carnevali 2000 drawing not

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