Chloraea longipetala Lindl. 1840 Photos by © Mono-Andes at www.flickr.com and courtesy of Terrestrial Orchid Gallery

Part Shade Cold LATE Spring EARLYSummer

Common Name The Long Petaled Chloraea

Flower Size

Found in southcentral Chile as a cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the late spring and early summer

Synonyms Asarca longipetala (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Chloraea liliacea Kraenzl. 1903; Chloraea multilamellata Phil. ex Kraenzl. 1903; Chloraea panduriformis Phil. ex Kraenzl.1903; Chloraea reicheana Kraenzl. 1903; Chloraea ulanthoides var. affinis (Lindl.) Reiche 1910

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940 as C reicheana; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940 as C multilamellata; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940 as C panduraeformis; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940 as C liliacea; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 6 321 - 384 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1975 drawing ok;

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