Brachystele widgrenii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1926
Photos by © Luis Felipe Varela
TYPE Drawing of B atramentaria
TYPE Drawing of B atramentaria by © Kraenzlin 1911
Common Name Widgren's Brachystele
Flower Size .24" [6mm]
Found in southeastern and southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina as a medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with an erect stem with 2 basal, widely linear, acute, gradually narrowing below into the elongate petiolate base leaves with, lanceolate, acute, inflated bracts above that blooms on a terminal, 10" [25 cm] long, densely many flowered inflorescence with longer than the flowers, lanceolate floral bracts.
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Synonyms Acraea widgrenii Rchb.f. 1881; Brachystele atramentaria (Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1920; Diskyphogyne widgrenii (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & R.González 1996; Pterichis widgrenii (Rchb.f.) Cogn. 1895; Spiranthes atramentaria Kraenzl. 1911
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 83 Rchb.f 1881 as Acraea widgrenii
Fl. Bras. 3(4): 245 Cogniaux 1895 as Pterichis widgrenii
Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 46(10): 35 Kraenzlin 1911 as Spiranthes atramentaria
Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 46(10): taf 6 fig 9 Kraenzlin 1911 as Spiranthes atramentaria drawing fide
Die Orchideen: 109 Schlechter 1915 as Pterichis widgreni;
Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 372 Schlecheter 1920 as Brachystele atramentaria
*Arch. Bot. São Paulo 1: 188 Scxhlechter 1926
Flora Brasilica Vol XII II: 298 Hoehne 1945;
Flora Brasilica Vol XII II: Tab 161 fig 1 Hoehne 1945 as B atramentaria drawing fide;
Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 5 257 - 320 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1974 as Pterichis widgrenii;
Orchidaceae Brasilense Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 as Brachystele atramentaria drawing ok;
Orchidaceae Brasilense Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing fide;
Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 41: 495 Szlach 1996 as Diskyphogyne widgrenii
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