Kionophyton pollardianum Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik 2004

TYPE Drawing by © Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik and Ann. Bot. Fenn. 41: 474 Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik 2004

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Common Name Pollard's Kionophyton [American Mr. Glenn Pollard, who collected plants intensively in Mexico and found among other material the type specimen of this new species 1901 - 1976]

Flower Size

Found in Oaxaca state of Mexico without locational data as a medium sized, hot growing terrestrial with an erect stem carrying 3 cauline, in the basal quarter, ovate-lanceolate, acute to acuminate, slightly oblique petiolate base leaves that blooms in the fall on an erect, peduncle, 5.2" [13 cm] long, provided with 4, tubular, acuminate, herbaceous, thin, glabrous or uppermost glandular outside sheathing bracts, rachis 6" [15 cm] long, loosely 20 flowered inflorescence with broadly ovate, acute to acuminate, herbaceous, thin, glabrous, longer than the ovary floral bracts and carrying small, resupinate arcuate, tubular flowers with spreading apices.

"This species appears to be related to Kionophyton seminuda from which it differs in the lip being transversely elliptic above the basal constriction and with a subquadrate apex. The dorsal sepal and petals of K. pollardiana are widest below apex and thickened apically." Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik 2004

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Ann. Bot. Fenn. 41: 474 Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik 2004 drawing fide

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