Cranichis lehmanniana (Kraenzl.) L.O.Williams 1938
Photo by © Padre Pedro Ortiz Valdivieso
Drawing by © Dodson and Icones Platarum Tropicarum 1989
Drawing by © Jany Renz and hisThe Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name Lehmann's Cranichis [German Counsel in Colombia 1800's]
Flower Size
Found in southern Colombia and Ecuador at elevations around 1200 to 2200 meters as a small sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with several, basal to cauline, narrowly elliptic to ovate-elliptic, acute, basally tapering into the conduplicate, petiolate base leaves that blooms on an erect, 12" [30 cm] long, loosely many, glandular, flowered inflorescence with several sheaths and has ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous floral bracts.
Distinguished by the foliaceous peduncle, the pubescent ovary, the saccate, entire lip with the same texture throughout, the glabrous sepals more than .12" [3 mm] long, the rachis all sided, the falcate-ligulate petals that are single nerved, the fleshy, obscurely medianally keeled lip that is longer than broad
Synonyms Cranichis cucullata Schltr. 1915; Cranichis pastoensis Schltr. 1920; Epipactis lehmanniana (Kraenzl.) A.A.Eaton 1908; *Goodyera lehmanniana Kraenzl. 1899
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Fedde Rep. Beih, 7 :215, 1920 as C pastoensis; Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43 Hoehne 1945 as C cucullata; Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43 Hoehne 1945; Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43 Hoehne 1945 as C pastoensis; Flora de Venezuela Foldats Volumen XV Part 1 1969 as Spiranthes monophylla; Flora of Ecuador No 9 225[1] Garay 1978; Orchdis of Guatemala and Belize Ames and Correll 1985 as C cucullata hmm not found in Mexico; Icones Plantarum Tropicarum Plate 422 Dodson 1989 drawing ok; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 1 Dodson 1993 drawing good; Native Colomiban Orchids Vol 5 1994 photo not = C lehmannii; Flora Of Ecuador # 76 225[2] Dodson & Luer 2005; Orchids, A Colombian Treasure Vol 1 Ortiz & Uribe 2014 drawing/photo fide
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