Microchilus repens (Poepp. & Endl.) D.Dietr. 1852

Drawing and Collection Sheet of Erythrodes lobatocalcar by © Schweinfurth and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Crawling Microchilus [refers to the ?]

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in San Martin department of Peru and Brazil in forests at elevations of 1350 to 1500 meters as a small to medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with a glabreous and decumbent below, ascending above, thin stem carrying a few oblong-lanceolate, acute to acuminate, attenuate below into a pseudo-petiolate base leaves that blooms in the winter on an erect, terminal, 4.8 to 7.2" [12 to 18 cm] long, peduncle villous-tomentose, 3.2," [8 cm] long, rachis 4.4" [11 cm] long, spicate, densely many flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Aspidogyne repens (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay 1977; Erythrodes lobatocalcar C.Schweinf. 1941; Erythrodes repens (Poepp. & Endl.) Ames 1922;; *Pelexia repens Poepp. & Endl. 1837; Physurus repens (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl. 1840

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 17 Poepp & Endl. 1837 as Pelexia repens

Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 502 Lindley 1840 as Physurus repens

* Syn. Plant. 5: 166 D Dietr 1852

Studies in the Orchidaceae Vol 7: 75 Ames 1922 as Erythrodes repens;

Bot. Mus. Leafl. 9: 231 C Schweinfurth 1941 as Erythrodes lobatocalcar

Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43: 349 Hoehne 1945 as Physurus repens;

Orchids of Peru Vol 1: 154 Schweinfurth 1958 as Erythrodes lobatocalcar

Orchids of Peru Vol 1: 155 Schweinfurth 1958 as Erythrodes lobatocalcar drawing fide;

Bradea 2: 202 Garay 1977 as Aspidogyne repens;

Macchu Picchu Orchids Christenson 2003 as Erythrodes lobatocalcar;

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