Cyclopogon luteoalbus (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Schltr. 1920
SUBGENUS Beadlea [Small] Szlach 1993
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Common Name The Yellow White Cyclopogon
Flower Size
Found in Puebla, Veracruz, Queretaro and Oaxaca states of Mexico and Guatemala? at elevations around 1100 to 1300 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with elliptic-oblong to elliptic ovate, shortly acuminate, petiolate base leaves that blooms in the late fall and early winter on an erect, peduncle 8.4 to 21.6" [21 to 54 cm] long, provided with 4 to 6, shorter than the internodes, glabrous sheathing bracts, rachis 1.6 to 1.8" [4 to 4.5 cm] long, dense pyramidical, 20 to 25 flowered inflorescence inflorescence with lanceolate, acuminate, much longer than the flowers floral bracts and carrying small, white green flowers.
Similar in habit to Cyclopogon prasophyllus but it is somewhat more robust and on average taller with a slender peduncle and with somewhat smaller flowers held in a loose raceme
CAUTION!! I have no way of personally identifying this determination so please use with caution!!!
Synonyms Beadlea luteoalba (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Garay 1980 publ. 1982; *Spiranthes luteoalba A.Rich. & Galeotti 1845
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 32 A.Rich. & Galeotti 1845 as Spiranthes luteoalba
* Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 390 Schlechter 1920
Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 301 Garay 1980 publ. 1982 as Beadlea luteoalba
Orchid Genera and Species in Guatemala Archila, Szlachchetko, Chiron, Lipinska, Mystkowska and Bertolini 2018
Flora Mesoammericana Vol 7 Part 2 Orchidaceae MBG 2023
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