Ponthieva tunguraguae Garay 1978 Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

Another Flower Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt ©, plant grown by grown by Walter Teague

Common Name The Tungurahua Ponthieva [A Province of Ecuador]

Flower Size

Found as a small sized, hot to warm growing, terrestrial herb in Ecuador at elevations of 1200 to 1400 meters that blooms on an erect, racemose, several flowered inflorescence.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Australian Orchid Review Vol 69 No 5 2004 photo;

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