Crossoglossa pellucida Ormerod 2014

TYPE Drawing by © Ormerod redrawn by K Winkiewicz

Common Name The Diaphonous Crossoglossum

Flower Size

Found in Bocas del Toro province of Panama in montane forests at elevations around 1300 to 1400 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with a short stem carrying 11 to 12, oblanceolate subacute to obtuse, subpetiolate base leaves that blooms in the winter on an erect, peduncle 3.12" [7.8 cm] long, with 2, sheathing bracts, rachis to 16.9" [42.4 cm] long, sublaxy to densely many flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acute, shorter to longer than the ovary floral bracts and carrying transluscent green flowers.

Previously compared with Crossoglossa dressleri and C olivierae but this taxon is closer to C blephariglottis but this taxon has longer, leafier stems, a longer inflorescence, 20" [50 cm] long vs 2.6 to 10.68" [6.5 to 26.7 cm] long, and a relatively narrower lip. Szlach & Kolan 2023

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Harvard Pap. Bot. 19[1]: 107 Ormerod 2013;

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol IV:51 Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023 drawing fide

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