Anacheilium aloisii (Schltr.) Withner & P.A.Harding 2004

Type Drawing by © Schlechter

Common Name Alois's Anacheilium [Alois Sodiro, Ecuadorian orchid collector early 1900's]

Flower Size 1.44" [3.6 cm]

Found in Imbabura Ecuador at higher elevavtions as a medium sized, cold growing epiphtye with cylindric, slightly compressed pseudobulbs carrying 2 to 3, apical, oblong-ligulate, subacute, coriaceous leaves that blooms in the summer on a terminal, arising through a compressed, acuminate spathe, a 8.4 to 10.8" [21 to 27 cm] long overall, 5 to 8 flowered inflorescence with deltoid, acuminate, much shorter than the ovary floral bracts arising through a carrying erect spreading, fleshy yellow brown spotted flowers.

Synonyms *Epidendrum aloisii Schltr. 1921; Prosthechea aloisii (Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater 1999;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 8: 66 Ecuador Schlechter 1921 as Epidendrum aloisii;

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 57 Figuren Altlas Schlechter 1929 as Epidendrum aloisii drawing fide;

Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 956 Dodson & Hágsater 1999 as Prosthechea aloisii;

*The Cattleyas and Their Relatives, The Debateable Epidendrums Withner & Harding 2004

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