Pelexia orthosepala (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Schltr. 1920 Photo courtesy of © Dalton Holland Baptista and Photo by Cassio Van der Berg © Orchidstudium

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Common Name The Straight Sepal Pelexia

Flower Size 3/8" [9mm]

Found in southeastern and southern Brazil as a small to medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial terrestrial with a single basal, narrowly elliptic, acute, gradually narrowing below into the petiolate base leaf that blooms on an erect, 14" [35 cm] long, few flowered inflorescence with tubular, long-acute, basally clasping bracts and langer than the ovary floral bracts.

One reference I have shows a different species so use with caution, although I do trust Dalton's judgement on Brazilian species.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII II Hoehne 1945 drawing fide; Orchids of The Brazilian Central Plateau Menezes 2004 photo no

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