Microchilus pseudocaucanus Ormerod 2009

TYPE Drawing by Paul Ormerod andHarvard Pap. Bot. 14: 127 fig 13 Ormerod 2009

Common Name The False M caucanus Microchilus

Flower Size .14" [3.5 mm]

Found in Cauca department of Colombia without locational data as a small sized, probable terrestrial with an erect, terete stem carrying 5, obliquely ovate to ovate-elliptic, subacuminate, petiolate base leaves that blooms on an erect, terminal, pubescent, 16" [40 cm] long, peduncle 6.48" [16.8 cm] long, provided with 4, lax sheathing bracts, rachis 7.2" [22.2 cm] long, subdensely, secund, many flowered inflorescence with oblong-subrhombic, subacuminate, longer than the ovary floral bracts and carrying externally pubescent flowers of unknown colors.

"This species appears to be related to its Colombian congener M caucanus , but the flowers have a longer .116 versus .08" (2.9 vs. 2.0 mm), obovoid (not oblongoid) spur and the labellum epichile is wider .14 versus .18" (3.5 vs. 2.75 mm)." Ormerod 2009

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Harvard Pap. Bot. 14: 125 Ormerod 2009

Harvard Pap. Bot. 14: 127 fig 13 Ormerod 2009 drawing fide;

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol 1: 312 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2017 as Aspidogyne chocoensis drawing fide;

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