Brachystele arechavaletae (Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1920
Photo by Mateus Henrique Schenkel and The I Naturalist Website
Photo by Ary Mailhos and The I Naturalist Website
Common Name Arechavaleta's Brachystele [Uruguayan Botanist late 1800's early 1900's]
Flower Size 1.6" [4 cm]
Found in Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil and Uruguay as a cold growing terrrestrial that blooms in the summer on an erect, terminal, densely many flowered inflorescence.
"Similar to Brachystele dilatata but distinguished by the almost circular lip covered with elongated papillae on the upper side." Schlechter 1920
CAUTION!! I have no way of personally verifying these determinations so please use with caution!!
Synonyms Diskyphogyne arechavaletae (Kraenzl.) Szlach. & R.González 1996; *Spiranthes arechavaletae Kraenzl. 1905
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 80: 9 Kraenzlin 1905 as Spiranthes arechavaletae
* Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 372 Schlechter 1920
Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43: 102 Hoehne 1945
Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 41: 495 Szlach. & R.González 1996 as Diskyphogyne arechavaletae
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