Chaubardiella hirtzii Dodson 1989 Photo By © Lourens Grobler

Obviously not c hirtzii but anyone guess what it is? Genus? Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders

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Common Name Hirtz's Chaubardiella [German Orchid Enthusiast and Collector current]

Flower Size 1 3/8" [3.5 cm]

Found in Ecuador in wet montane forests as an epiphyte at elevations of 500 to 1200 meters where it blooms on an axillary, arching, 1 5/8" [4 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence thta holds the flower at the leaf base.

It has a short, axillary, lateral at ground level, single flowered inflorescence with fragrant bloom, although it is a foul fragrance.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;