Chloraea cylindrostachya Poepp. 1833 Photo by © Sofia Montero and her Flickr Orchid Photo Site

What was C leptopetala Photo by © C. H. Bravard and the Fundación Jardín Botánico Nacional de Viña del's photostream Flickr Orchid Photo Site

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Common Name The Cylindrical Raceme Chloraea

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Found in Argentina, the Falklands and southern Chile and blooms in the late spring

Synonyms Asarca cylindrostachya (Poepp.) Kuntze 1891; Chloraea cylindrostachya var. leptopetala (Reiche) Skottsb. 1916; Chloraea densiflora Rolfe 1916; Chloraea leptopetala Reiche 1910; Chloraea papillosa Phil. 1858; Correorchis cylindrostachya (Poepp.) Szlach. 2008

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940; Genera Orchidacearum Vol 3 Orchidoideae Part 2 Vanilloideae Pridgeron, Cribb, Chase and Rasmusen 2003 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #6 2015 drawing ok;

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