Eltroplectris janeirensis (Porto & Brade) Pabst 1974
Photos by © Alexandre Medieros and Orchidaceae: Eltroplectris Guimaraes 2021
Drawing by © Hoehne
Common Name The Rio de Janiero Eltroplectris
Flower Size .4" [1 cm]
Found in Rio de Janiero, Espirito Santo and Minas Gerias states of Brazil in secondary forsts at elevations of 600 to 1000 meters as a large sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial with an erect, puberulent-villous stem carrying 1 to 2 basal ovate-subrounded, shortly acute, mucronate, 7 nerved, atteenuate below into the pseudopetiolate base leaves that blooms in the fall on an elongate, 30 to 32" [75 to 80 cm] long overall, rachis 14 to 16" [35 to 40 cm] long, laxly, 25 to 30 flowered inflorescence with distant, membraneous, acute, long amplexicaul bracts and falciform, erect, lanceolate, acute, longer than the ovary floral bracts.
This species is distinguished by its rounder leaves, the taller inflorescence and the numerous flowers. The structure of the flowers is intermediate between Eltroplectris schlechteriana and Eltroplectris triloba .
Synonyms *Centrogenium janeirense Porto & Brade 1938 publ. 1940
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Anais Reunião Sul-Amer. Bot. 3: 33 Porto & Brade 1938 publ. 1939 as Centrogenium janeirense
* Bradea 1: 469 Pabst 1974
Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43: 285 Hoehne 1945 as Centrogenium janeirense;
Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43 Illustrations: tab 152 Hoehne 1945 as Centrogenium janeirense drawing fide;
Orchidaceae Brasilense Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing fide;
Orquidees du Bresil As Orquideas da Serra do Castelo Espirito Santo Brasil Chiron & Bolsanello 2015 drawing/photo fide; Orchidaceae: Eltroplectris Guimaraes 2021
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