Chloraea viridiflora Poepp. 1833

Lip Detail

Inflorescence

Plant and Flowers in situ Chile Photos by © Photo by M Belov courtesy of The Flora of Chile Webste

Full sunColdLATESpring

Common Name The Green Flower Chloraea

Flower Size

Found in Argentina and southern Chile at elevations around 1500 to 2000 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the late spring on an erect, few flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Asarca tuberculata Kuntze 1891; Asarca verrucosa (Phil.) A.Rich. ex Gay 1852; Asarca viridiflora (Poepp.) Kuntze 1891; Chloraea elwesii Rolfe 1916; Chloraea robusta Rolfe 1916; Chloraea verrucosa Phil. 1858

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940 as C verrucosa; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I 1 - 12 Hoehne 1940

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------