Pelexia itatiayae Schltr. 1930 SECTION Pachygenium
Photo by © Roberto Takase
Drawing by © Hoehne
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Common Name The Itatiaya Pelexia [a Mountain In southeastern Brazil]
Flower Size 3/4" [1.8 cm]
Found in Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo states of Brazil as a small to medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with 2 basal, linear-elliptic, acute, gradually narrowing below into the petiolate base leaves and another shorter similar one below the midddle that blooms in the late summer and earlier fall on a terminal, erect, peduncle 5.2 to 12" [13 to 30 cm] long, provided with 3, close, tubular, acute sheathing bracts, rachis 4" [10 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence with erect-spreading, lanceolate, acuminate sparsely lanuginous, as long as the flower floral bracts.
Synonyms Pachygenium itatiayae (Schltr.) Szlach. 2001
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 300 Schlechter 1930
Flora Brasilica Fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43: 234 Orchidaceae Hoehne 1945
Flora Brasilica Fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43: tab 122 Orchidaceae Illustrations Hoehne 1945 drawing good;
Orchidaceae Brasilenses Band 1: 280 #434 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing fide;
Polish Bot. J. 46: 4 Szlach. 2001 as Pachygenium itatiayae
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