Cyclopogon warmingii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1920
SUBGENUS Beadlea [Small] Szlach 1993
Photos by © Luiz Menini Neto
Photos by © by K Senghas
Drawing by © Hoehne
Common Name or Meaning Warming's Cyclopogon [Danish Plant collector in Brazil later 1800's]
Flower Size .24" [6 mm]
Found in Minas Gerais, Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo states of Brazil as a small sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial orchid with several, oblong, acute, gradually narrowing below into the elongate, petiolate base leaves that blooms on an erect, peduncle 7.2 to 10" [18 to 25 cm] long, slightly sinuous, rounded, pale pink, provided with several, distant, tubular, acute, sheathing bracts, rachis 2 to 4.8" [5 to 12 cm] long, 12 to 20 flowered inflorescence with lanceolaate, acuminate, externally slightly puberulent shorter than the flower floral bracts and carrying small erect-patent flowers.
Hoehne states that this species is similar to Cyclopogon bicolor but differs by the peduncle being always slightly pink and that the lip is more constricted in the midde and the apex is trilobed.
Synonyms Beadlea warmingii (Rchb.f.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982; Gyrostachys warmingii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; *Spiranthes warmingii Rchb.f. 1881
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 84 Rchb.f 1881 as Spiranthes warmingii
Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 Kuntze 1891 as Gyrostachys warmingii
* Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 396 Schlechter 1920
Flora Brasilica Fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43: 304 Orchidaceae Hoehne 1945;
Flora Brasilica Fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43: Tab 101 Orchidaceae Illustrations Hoehne 1945 drawing ok;
Orchidaceae Brasilenses Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing fide;
Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 301 Garay 1980 publ. 1982 as Beadlea warmingii
Orchidees du Bresil As Orquideas da Serra do Castelo Espirito Santo Brasil Vol 1 Chiron & Bolsanello 2015 drawing fide/photo fide
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