Prosthechea pitengoensis (T.V.S.Campacci & Laitano) J.M.H.Shaw 2014

TYPE LCDP Photo/TYPE Drawing by M A Campacci

Common Name The Serra do Pitengo Anacheilium [A range of "inselbergs" [low, individually isolated mountains] in Minas Gerais]

Flower Size 1.08" [2.7 cm]

Found in Minas Gerais state of Brazil on "inselbergs" [low isolated mountains in a loose range] at elevations around 600 meters as a miniature sized, warm growing, lithophyte with a short rhizome giving rise to fusiform-elongate, laterally flattened pseudobulbs enveloped basally by evanescent sheaths and carrying 2subcoriaceous, green, oblong-lanceolate leaves that blooms in the fall on a terminal, arising through a conduplicate spathe, erect, 6 to 8" [15 to 20 cm] long, simultaneously few to several flowered inflorescence with inconspicuous, much shorter than the pedicel floral bracts and carrying non-resupinate flowers.

Similar to Prosthechea regentii but difers in the rupicolous habit, the inflorescence that is longer than the leaves, the longer peduncle, larger flowers, a deltoid, apiculate lip, lanceolate sepals the tepals purple spotted and a longer, differnt gymnostemium.

Synonyms *Anacheilium pitengoense T.V.S.Campacci & Laitano 2009

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 7: 214 T V S Campacci & Laitano 2009 drawing/photo fide; Orchid Rev. 122(1305, Suppl.): 17 J M H Shaw 2014 as Prosthechea pitengoensis

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