Pelexia ventricosa [Cogn.] Schlechter 1920 SECTION Pachygenuim
Photo by © Lou Menezes
Drawing by © Hoehne
EARLY
Common Name The Inflated Pelexia
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found eastern Paraguay as a medium to large sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial without leaves that blooms in the late winter and early spring on an erect, terminal, peduncle to 16 to 28" [40 to 70 cm] long, provided with 5 to 8, imbricating, tubular, acute, inflated apically sheathing bracts, rachis 4" [10 cm] long, 4 to 8 flowered inflorescence with triangular-linear, long-acuminate, longer than the ovary, floral bracts.
Synonyms Pachygenium ventricosum [Cogn] Schlach. 2001; *Stenorrhynchos ventricosum Cogn. 1903;
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 932 Cogniaux 1903 as Stenorrhynchos ventricosum
* Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 37: 406 Schlechter 1920
Flora Brasilica Fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43: 221 Orchidaceae Hoehne 1945
Flora Brasilica Fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43: Tab 109 Orchidaceae Hoehne 1945 drawing good;
Polish Bot. J. 46: 6 Szlach., R.González & Rutk. 2001 as Pachygenium ventricosum
Orchids of The Brazilian Central Plateau Menezes 2004 photo as P pterygantha not = P ventricosa fide
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