Gomphichis steyermarkii Foldats 1968 TYPE Drawing © by Foladats

Common Name Steyermark's Gomphichis [American Botanist in Venezuela 1900's]

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in northwest Venezuela at elevations around 2500 meters as a large sized [in bloom], cold growing terrestrial with subcoriaceous, 4 basal and a few, gradually getting smaller above, cauline, lanceolate, acuminate, cuneate and attenuate below into the petiolate base leaves that blooms on a terminal, erect, to 34" [85 cm] long overall, glabrous, rachis to 4.8" [12 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence with glabrous, narrowly triangular-ovate, acuminate floral bracts and carrying medium sized flowers.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Acta Bot. Venez. 3: 331 Foldats 1968 drawing fide

Flora de Venzuela Vol XV Primera Parte Foldats 1969 drawing fide

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