Pityphyllum huancabambae ( Kraenzl. ) Whitten 2006 Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt.

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Common Name Huancabamba Pityphyllum [A district in Northern Peru near Ecuador]

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Found in Peru and Ecuador as a cold to cool growing epiphyte at elevations of 2400 to 2500 meters where it blooms on short, single flowered inflorescence occuring in the winter and spring.

Synonyms Maxillaria huancabambae (Kraenzl.) C. Schweinf. 1945; Maxillaria huancabambae var. cuzcoensis C. Schweinf 1945; Maxillaria jamboensis Dodson 1994; *Ornithidium huancabambae Kraenzl. 1916

References W3 Tropicos [http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html] , Kew Monocot list [ http://www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do ], IPNI [ http://www.us.ipni.org/ipni/plantsearch?request_type=search&output_format=query&ret_defaults=on Native Ecuadorian Orchids vol 3 Dodson 2002 as M jamboensisNative Ecuadorian Orchids vol 3 Dodson 2002 as Maxillaria saragurense; *AOS Orchids June 2006 Whitten, Blanco & Williams 2006

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