Cyclopogon variegatus Barb.Rodr. 1882
Plant and Flowers Photos by © by Spiro Kasomenakis and The Greek Orchid Society Orchid Photo Website
Flower Closeup? Photos by © by Gilberto Khouri and his Flickr Orchid Photo Website
Leaves in situ Photo by © by The Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do SUl Website
Drawing Drawing by © by Alfred Cogniaux
Common Name or Meaning The Variegated Cyclopogon [refers to the leaves]
Flower Size 1/4" [6 mm]
Found in Districto Federal area of Brazil at elevations around 1400 meters as a small to medium sized, cool growing terrestrial orchid with a basal rosette of 3 to 4, ovate, obtuse, gradually narrowing below into the elongate, petiolate base leaves that blooms in the winter on a terminal, erect, 8 to 10" [20 to 25 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence with spaced, lanceolate, acute bracts and shorter than the ovary floral bracts.
Synonyms Beadlea variegata (Barb.Rodr.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982; Cyclopogon bradei Schltr.1922; Spiranthes variegata (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1895
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Fac 8 Vol XII II 13-43 Orchidaceae Hoehne 1945; drawing ok; Orchidaceae Brasilenses Band 2 Pabst & Dungs 1977 drawing good; The Organ Mountain Range, ite History and its Orchids Miller, Warren, Miller and Seehawer 2008 drawing fide/photo ok; Orchidees du Bresil As Orquideas da Serra do Castelo Espirito Santo Brasil Vol 1 Chiron & Bolsanello 2015 drawing fide/photo fide
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