Crossoglossa chocoensis Ormerod 2013

TYPE Drawing by © Ormerod

Common Name The Choco' Crossoglossum

Flower Size

Found in Choco' department of Colombia in in exposed sites in lower montane forests at elevations around 900 meters as a smallsized, warm growing terrestrial with an creeping, terete rhizome giving rise to an erect stem carrying 6, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, acute to subacute, subpetiolate base leaves that blooms in the spring on an erect, peduncle 2.68" [6.7 cm] long, with one lanceolate, acute sheathing bract, rachis to 8.68" [21.7 cm] long, subdensely many flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acute, shorter than the ovary floral bracts and carrying green flowers.

Similar to C tipuloides but the flowers are smaller, and the lip has glabrous margins. Its closest relative is the Ecuadorian C harlingii whicxh externally idfentical. The 2 differ in details of the lip callus. C chocoensis has thin flat lobules while C harlingii has thick, fleshy lobules. Szlach & Kolan 2023

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Harvard Pap. Bot. 18: 44 Ormerod 2013

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol IV:39 Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023 drawing fide

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