Prosthechea farfanii Christenson 2002
Photo by © Patricia Harding
TYPE Drawing by © Eric Christenson
Common Name Farfan's Prosthechea [Peruvian Orchid Enthusiast current]
Flower Size .84" [2.1 cm]
Found in Cusco department of southern Peru at elevations of 2100 to 2600 meters as a medium sized, cold growing, caespitose lithophyte with spindle shaped, glossy pseudobulbs carrying 2, apical, linear-lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms in the later summer on a terminal, erect, arising through a spathe, racemose, the peduncel to 3.7" [9.5 cm] long, rachis 1.4" [3.7 cm] long, to 5 flowered inflorescence with minute floral bracts and carrying non-resupinate, cupped flowers
"Similar to P hajekii but differs in the markings on the sepals and petals distributed differently, forming a broad concentric ring leaving the apices unmarked, the rounded lateral lip lobes without nipple-like subacute apices and by having a shorter callus." Christenson 2002
Synonyms Anacheilium farfanii (Christenson) Withner & P.A.Harding 2004
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
* AOS Bulletin Vol 71 No 8 2002 photo fide;
Cattleyas and Their Relatives Vol 6 Withner & Harding 2004 as Anacheilium farfani drawing fide;
Orquideas del Peru Freuler 2010 photo fide;
Las Orquideas del Peru Izerskyy & Bezverhov 2011 photo fide
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