Microchilus arietinus (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Ormerod 2002 Photo by Dalton Holland Baptista

Common Name The Ram-Like Microchilus [refers to the shape of the lip apex]

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina as a small sized terrestrial

Synonyms Erythrodes arietina (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Ames 1922; Physurus arietinus Rchb.f. & Warm. 1881; Physurus micranthus Kraenzl. 1921

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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