Sertifera colombiana Schltr. 1920 Original Drawing by © Padre Pedro Ortiz Conserved at the Herbario de la Universidad Javeriana, Bogota Colombia

Part shade Cold

Common Name The Colombian Sertifera

Flower Size .2" [5 cm]

Found in Colombia and Venezuela at elevations of 2700 to 3200 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with an erect stem carrying erect-patent, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, plicate, 5 nerved leaves that blooms on an axillary, compressed, ancipitous, short, racemose, 6 to 12 flowered inflorescence with erect-patent, lanceolate, acute floral bracts

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen der Sudamerikanischen Kordillerenstaaten II Colombia Schlechter 1920; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 5 Dunsterville & Garay as S purpurea in error; Orchids of Venezuela, An Illustrated Field Guide Vol 3 Dunsterville & Garay 1979 drawing ok; Native COlombian Orchids VOl 6 COS 1998 drawing/photo ok

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