Prosthechea serpentilingua Withner & D.G.Hunt 2001
TYPE Drawings Photo/TYPE Drawings by © Carl Withner
Drawing Original Drawing by © Padre Pedro Ortiz Conserved at the Herbario de la Universidad Javeriana, Bogota Colombia
TYPE Drawing TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter
Common Name The Snake Tongued Prosthechea
Flower Size
Found in the state of Rio de Janiero ? Brazil without locality as a medium sized epiphyte with longish, ovate pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical leaves that blooms on a fractiflex, few flowered inflorescence.
CAUTION!!! This orchid was described from only 2 flowers, one with only the lip and column preserved in alcohol and the other with sepals, petasl and lip dissected and mounted on a card.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchid Digest Vol 65 #2 2001 drawing fide;
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