Helonoma peruviana (Szlach.) Salazar, H.C.Dueñas & Fern.Alonso 2009

Photos by © A-H by Baquero & Jiménez, K-L by Ramirez and Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 33: 178 Salazar, H.C.Dueñas & Fern.Alonso 2009

TYPE Drawing of Wallnoeferia peruviana

TYPE Drawing of Wallnoeferia peruviana by © Szlach. from Fragm. Flor Geobot. 39[2] 519 1994 and Orchids January 1996

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Common Name The Peruvian Helonoma

Flower Size [2.5 mm]

Found in Putumayo department of Colombia, Zamora-chinchipe province of Ecuador and Huanaco department of Peru in moss cushions in shady locales on the western slope of the Pico Sira and adjacent lowlands at elevations of 800 to 1500 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing terrestrial with a recumbent stem carrying many ovate, acute to obtuse, gradually narrowing below into the elongate, petiolate base leaves with hairy protrusions within the axils that blooms in the late spring [Colombia] and fall [Ecuador and Peru ]on a terminal, erect, peduncle provided with 2, long-acuminate sheathing bracts, 2.4" [6 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence with ovate, acuminate, shorter than the flower floral bracts.

Synonyms Wallnoeferia peruviana Szlach. 1994

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Fragm. Flor Geobot. 39[2] 517 Szlach 1994

AOS Bulletin Vol 65 #1: 48-9 1996 as Wallnoeferia peruviana drawing fide;

Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 40 pg 2492 - 2564 Brieger 2000 as Wallnoeferia peruviana drawing fide;

Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 33: 178 Salazar, H.C.Dueñas & Fern.Alonso 2009

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol 2: 170 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2019 as Wallnoeferia peruviana drawing fide

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