Funkiella muscicola (Garay & Dunst.) Salazar 2025
Drawing by © Garay Harvard Bot Mus. Leafl. 28 1982
Drawing by © Rutkowski, Szlachetko Górniak and The Phylogeny and taxonomy of the subtribes Spiranthinae, Stenorrhynchidinae and Cyclopogoninae (Spirantheae, Orchidaceae) in Central and South America Web site
Common Name The Moss-Loving Funkiellla
Flower Size .2" [5 mm]
Found in Merida state of Venezuela on tree trunks amongst mosses at elevations of 3000 to 3100 meters as a rare mini-miniature sized, cold growing epiphyte with an ovoid, finely pubescent, reclining tuber without roots giving rise to an erect stem carrying a single, clear green, soft, petiolate base leaf that blooms on an erect, terete, pale green, very finely pubescent above, with light green, glabrous, close-fitting sheaths, peduncle to 4" [to 10 cm] long, rachis to 2" [to 5 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence
"This species shows the distinguishing features of Funkiella as understood here, including the high-elevation habitat, tuberous root, and shortly tubular flowers with centrally thickened, papillose labellum. Salazar (2003c) noticed the similarities between monospecific Stalkya and Microthelys, which we consider a synonym of Funkiella." Salazar 2025
Synonyms Schiedeella muscicola (Garay & Dunst.) Garay & Dunst. 1979; *Spiranthes muscicola Garay & Dunst. 1966; Stalkya muscicola (Garay & Dunst.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 4: 280 Dunsterville & Garay 1966 as Spiranthes muscicola drawing fide;
Flora de Venezuela Foldats Volumen XV Part 1 1969;
Orchids of Venezuela An Illustratyed Field Guide: 915 Dunterville & Garay 1979 as Schiedeella muscicola drawing fide;
Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 372 Garay 1980 publ. 1982 as Stalkya muscicola
Orchids of Venezuela An Illustrated Field Guide Romero & Carnevali 2000 as Schiedeella muscicola drawing fide;
Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia: 221 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2019 as Stalkya musicola
Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia: 222 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2019 as Stalkya musicola drawing fide
* Phytotaxa a 702 (2): 128 © Salazar 2025 and the Magnolia Press Website
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