Campylocentrum aromaticum Barb.Rodr. 1907 SECTION Campylocentrum C aromaticum alliance
Plant and Flowers in situ Argentina Photos by © Ricardo Luis Penz and his Orchid Website
Plant and Flowers Photo by © Alejandro Taborda ©
Common Name The Aromatic Campylocentrum
Flower Size .12" [3 mm]
Found in southern Brazil and northern Argentina in lowlands as a medium sized, warm growing epiphyte with elongate roots, a monopodial, erect to ascending stem without pseudobulbs and carrying distichous, rigid, basally clasping leaves that blooms in the fall on a lateral, 4 to 16 flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers.
See also C rhomboglossum which many references put as a synonym of this species
Synonyms Campylocentrum hatschbachii Schltr. 1926; Campylocentrum trachycarpum Kraenzl. 1911
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae Brasilienses Band 2 Pabst & Dungs 1977 drawing fide; 100 Orquideas Argentinas Freuler 2005 photos ok; Orchids of French Guiana Szlatchetko, Veyret Etal 2012 drawing/photo fide; Genera Orchidacearum Vol 6 Orchidaceae Part 3 Pridgeon, Chase, Cribb & Rasmusen 2014
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