Catasetum socco (Vell.) Hoehne 1952 SUBGENUS Catasetum SECTION Isoceras SUBSECTION Convergentes Photo by © © Dalton Holland Baptista and Orchidstudium
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Common Name The Sock Catasetum?
Flower Size
Found in southern & southestern Brazil
Often cited with C trulla as a syn but there seems to be a big difference between the 2 species if the 2 ID's are correct. Further study is needed, anyone?
Synonyms *Cypripedium socco Vell. 1831; Paphiopedilum socco (Vell.) Pfitzer 1894
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list IPNI ; The World of Catasetum Holtz 1999; Orchid Digest Vol 80 #4 2016 photo fide;
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