Govenia sodiroi Schltr. 1921 Photo by Patricia Harding

Common Name or Meaning Sodiro's Govenia [Orchid Enthusiast in Ecuador early 1900's]

Found in Ecuador as a cool to cold growing terrestrial at elevations of 1700 to 2800 meters with red flushed leaves and yellow, thick flowers marked with red and sometimes said to be a synonym of Govenia utriculata but I have it here separate.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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