Pterichis mandonii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe 1907 SECTION Acraea

Collection sheet by © Mandon and Kew's Useful Plants of Colombia site

Full shade Cold Fall

Common Name Mandon's Pterichis [original collector of the type 1900's]

Flower Size

Found in Bolivia at elevations of 3050 to 3700 meters as a cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the fall

"Pterichis seleniglossa resembles the Bolivian P. mandonii Rolfe but in the latter species the mid lobe of the lip is much shorter." Kolanowska 2021

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Synopsis of Ecuadorian Pterichis [Orchidaceae] Kolanowska 2021 ;

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