Cranichis nigrescens Schltr. 1912

Diphylla Group 9

Drawing by © N Oledrzynska, Kolan. & Szlach. 2020

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Common Name or Meaning The Cylindrical Inflorescence Cranichis

Flower Size

Found in Costa Rica and Antioquia, Magdalena and Cauca departments of Colombia in forests among bushes at elevations of 2500 to 3300 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial or lithophyte with 1 rarely 2, basal, erect-patent, ovate to oblong, rounded to subcordate below into the canaliculate petiolate base leaves that blooms in the late spring and later fall on an erect, terminal, peduncle 9.5 to 26 cm] long, provided with 5 to 8, apically densely glandular sheathing bracts, rachis 1 to 1.6" [2.5 to 4 cm] long, cylindrical, subdensely many flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acuminate, sparsely glandular to glabrous, slightly longer than the ovary floral bracts and carrying small, inconspicuous flowers.

"Differs from C schlimii by having single-veined tepals and an ovate lip that is widest at the base, and subacute to subobtuse apically . Dried plants turn black." Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2020

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 482 Schlechter 1912

PeerJ 7-e7385: 45 Szlach. & Kolan. 2019 2019 drawing fide

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol 3: 51 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2020 drawing fide

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