!Brachystele unilateralis (Poir.) Schltr. 1920
Plant and Flowers in situ Chile
Photos by © Photo by M Belov courtesy of The Flora of Chile Webste
Common Name The One Sided Brachystele
Flower Size
Found in Peru, Chile and Argentina at elevations of 20 to 900 meters as a small to medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with basal, erect-patent, linear-acute, narrowing below into the base leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, 1.4 to 1.6" [3.5 to 4 cm] long, pubescent, densely many flowered, racemose, cylindrical inflorescence with sucessively opening, fragrant flowers
In Chile the people use this plant as a diuretic. As to how I do not know.
Synonyms Brachystele lechleri Schltr. 1921; Brachystele nuil (Rich.) Schltr. 1921; Epipactis diuretica (Willd.) Stokes 1812; Gyrostachys chilensis (A.Rich.) Kuntze 1891; Gyrostachys unilateralis (Poir.) Kuntze 1891; Neottia diuretica Willd.1805; Odontorrhynchus chilensis (A.Rich.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982; *Ophrys unilateralis Poir. 1798; Sarcoglottis diuretica (Willd.) Baxter 1850; Spiranthes chilensis A.Rich. 1852; Spiranthes diuretica (Willd.) Lindl. 1827; Spiranthes lechleri (Schltr.) C.Schweinf. 1941; Spiranthes nuil Rich.1817
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915 as Spiranthes diuretica; Die Orchideen der Sudamerikanischen Kordillerenstaaten IV Peru Schlechter 1921 as B lechleri; AOS Bulletin Vol 28 no 4 1959 as Spiranthes dieuretica; AOS Bulletin Vol 47 No 6 1978 as Spiranthes diuretica; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 5 Dodson 2004 Appendix 1; Orchids, A Colombian Treasure Vol 1 Ortiz & Uribe 2014 drawing fide
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