Brachystele bracteosa (Lindl.) Schltr. 1920 drawing by © Miss Drake and Edward's Botanical Register

Common Name The Bracteate Brachystele

Flower Size

Found in Rio Grande Do Sul and Santqa Catarina states of Brazil as a small sized, cool growing terrestrial with numerous, basal, rosulate, oblong-subspathulate, acute, longly attenuate into the short, pseudo-petiolate base leaves that blooms on a short, thin, enveloped by imbricate, pubescent sheaths, to 8" [20 cm] long overall, rachis to 4" [10 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence with linear-lanceolate, acuminate, faliaceousa, much longer than the flowers, erect patent floral bracts and carrying small flowers that are held almost horizontally.

Synonyms Gyrostachys bracteosa (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Neottia bracteosa (Lindl.) Steud. 1841; *Spiranthes bracteosa Lindl. 1837

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII II Hoehne 1945; Orchidaceae Brasilense Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing ok;

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