Trisetella cordeliae Luer 1989 SECTION Trisetella SUBSECTION Triaristella
Flower Closeup Photo by © Milan Wagner
Flower Photo by © Eric Hunt
Plant and Flowers Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding
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Common Name Cordelia's Trisetella [Mrs Cordelia Webb discoverer of species]
Flower Size 3/5" [1.6 cm]
A central Peruvian, small, densly caespitose, epiphytic species that is found at elevations of 1800 meters with erect, slender ramicauls enveloped by 2 to 3 tubular sheaths carrying a single apical, erect, fleshy, semiterete acute leaf and blooms in the spring on an erect, 2" [5 cm] long, congested verrucose raceme that arises from low on the ramicaul that has a succession of a few single flowers that are all held well above the leaves.
References W3 Tropicos Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Systematics of Pleurothallis subgen Ancipita, Scopula and Trisetella Vol 6 1989 drawing fide
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