Eltroplectris schlechteriana (Porto & Brade) Pabst 1974
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Photo by © Dalton Holland Baptista
Photo by © Ricardo Luis Penz and his Orchid Website
Drawing by © Hoehne
Common Name Schlechter's Eltroplectris [German orchid botanist 1900's]
Flower Size 2.5" [6.25 cm]
Found in Parana and Rio Grande do Sul states of Brazil, Paraguay and Misiones department of Argentina in primary forests and dense secondary forests at lower elevations as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with 3 to 4, basal, oval to ovate-lanceolate, basally rounded, abruptly pointed to acuminate apically, 7 veined, glabrous, long, narrowly petiolate base leaves that blooms in the fall on an erect, peduncle provided with 5 to 7, membraneous, amplexicaul, acuminate sheathing bracts, slightly pubescent in the upper part, glabrous elsewhere, 12 to 16, rarely to 20 flowered inflorescence with erect, pointed, almost glabrous, more or less as long as the ovary floral bracts and carrying fragrant flowers.
"Similar to !Eltroplectris calcarata but difers in the sepals that are acuminate but are not acicular at the extremities and the labellum has a very different structure as well as the raceme is more floriferous." Hoehne 1945
Synonyms *Centrogenium schlechterianum Porto & Brade 1938 publ. 1940
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Anais Reunião Sul-Amer. Bot. 3: 32 Porto & Brade 1938 publ. 1939 as Centrogenium schlechterianum
*Bradea 1: 469 Pabst 1974
Flora Brasilica fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43: 285 Orchidaceae Hoehne 1945 as Centrogenium schlecterianum;
Flora Brasilica fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43: tab 153 Orchidaceae Illustrations Hoehne 1945 as Centrogenium schlecterianum drawing fide;
Orchidaceae Brasilense Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing fide;
100 Orquideas Argentinas Freuler 2005 photo fide;
Orquidees du Bresil As Orquideas da Serra do Castelo Espirito Santo Brasil Chiron & Bolsanello 2015 drawing/photo fide
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