Cyclopogon polyaden (Vell.) F.S.Rocha & Waechter 2006

SUBGENUS Stigmatosema

Plant and Flowers

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Full Shade CoolCold Winter EARLYSpring

Common Name The Many Glanded Cyclopogon

Flower Size .1" [2.5 mm"]

Found in southeastern Brazil to Missiones department of Argentina as a small sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with a few, basal, oval-orbucular, green with a central white line and 2 white lines along the margins, rounded below into the pseudopetiolate base leaves that blooms in the winter ands early spring on a peduncle 11.2 to 16" [28 to 40 cm] long, provided with 4 to 6, well spaced sheathing bracts, rachis 2.8 to 4" [7 to 10 cm] long, laxly, few flowered inflorescence and carrying spirally arranged, externally pubescent flowers.

Synonyms *Serapias polyaden Vell. 1827; Stigmatosema polyaden ( Vell. ) Garay 1980 publ. 1982

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 56 Vell. 1831 as Serapias polyaden

Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 377 Garay 1980 publ. 1982 as Stigmatosema polyaden

Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 40 pg 2492 - 2564 Brieger 2000 as Stigmatosema polyaden;

* Acta Bot. Brasil. 20: 78 F.S.Rocha & Waechter 2006 as C poyaden

Orchidees du Bresil As Orquideas da Serra do Castelo Espirito Santo Brasil Vol 1 Chiron & Bolsanello 2015 drawing fide/photo fide

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