Anacheilium terassanianum Campacci & Harding 2008
Photos by Mauro Rosim
TYPE Drawing by Marcos Campacci
Common Name Terassan's Anacheilium [Brazilian Discoverer of species current]
Flower Size .15" [3mm]
Found in Sao Paulo state of Brazil in the Atlantic rainforest at elevations of 200 to 300 meters as a small to medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with fusiform, laterally compressed pseudobulbs enveloped basally by deciduous sheaths and carrrying 1 to rarely 2, apical, subcoriaceous, oblong, obtuse, gradually narrowing below into the base leaves that blooms in the spring on a terminal, arising through a spathe, racemose, erect, to 5" [12.5 cm] long, simulataneously to 8 flowered inflorescence and carrying non-resupinate flowers.
This species differs from other similar Anacheilium with oval to ellipitc lips of modest substance such as Anacheilium fragransand Anacheilium aemulum in having purple markings on the tepals, the shape of the callus, the shape of the lip being significantly longer than wide as well as the acuminate lip apex instead of apiculate or setose and the blunt, thick, apical, teeth of the column.
Synonyms Prosthechea terassaniana (Campacci & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins 2009
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*AOS Bulletin Orchids Vol 77 #9 Lindleyana 21[2]:13 Sept 2008 drawing/photo fide;
Selbyana 29: 214 W E Higgins 2009 as Prosthechea terassaniana
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