Cranichis zarucchii Szlach. & Kolan. 2013 Ciliata Group 3

Drawing by © Szlach. & Kolan. and The Research Gate Website

Common Name or Meaning Zarucchi's Cranichis [Co-collector of species current]

Flower Size

Found in Magdalena, Antioquia, Risaralda, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Colombia in pluvial subparamo and wet montane forests at el;evations of 2000 to 2800 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with 1 to 2, basal, triangular-ovate, acute, petiolate base leaves that blooms in the spring through late summer on a terminal, erect, delicate, glabrous below, , densely glandular above, distantly 3 to 5 sheathed, peduncle to 15.2" [38 cm] long, rachis to 4.8" [12 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, shorter that the ovary floral bracts and carrying small, inconspicous flowers.

"This Colombian endemic species can be characterized by the presence of 1-veined petals, which are densely and softly pubescent along both margins except base and apex. In this respect C. zarucchii is similar to C. antioquiensis. Both can be distinguished by petals and lip shape. Petals of C. zarucchii are densely and softly pubescent (vs. densely and softly pubescent-papillate), and lip is elliptic-ovate in outline, widest just below the middle, apex truncate with short, triangular, acute apiculus, margins somewhat wavy at base (vs. elliptic-obovate in outline, widest near the middle, apex truncate to rounded). The lateral sepals of C. zarucchii can be either 1- or rarely 3-veined. Cranichis zarucchii appears to be similar to both C. engelii and C. cylindrostachys. This species is easily distinguishable from the former by having 3-veined dorsal sepal (vs. 1-veined), petals with marginal cilia shorter than half width of petals (vs. cilia almost as long as width of petals) and lip margins somewhat wavy at the base only (vs. lip margins prominently wavy). C. cylindrostachys has 1-veined dorsal sepal, obscurely 2-veined lateral sepals, petals linear-lanceolate with glabrous margins and oblong-elliptic lip." Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2019

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Pl. Syst. Evol. 299: 981 Szlach. & Kolan 2013 drawing fide

PeerJ 7-e7385 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2019 Drawing fide

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol 3: 29 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2020 drawing fide

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