Dendrophylax megarhizus Molgo & Carnevali 2016
LCDP Comparison Photo new species on the right/TYPE drawing by © Molgo & Carneval
Common Name The Larger Root Dendrophylax
Flower Size .12" [3 mm]
Found in Campeche, Jalisco, Veracruz, and Yucatán states of Mexico as a mini-minaiture sized, hot to warm growing leafless epiphyte similar to D porrectus but differs in the larger, more robust plant, larger lip with a round apex and different pollina.
D porrectus is to the left and the new species D megarhizus is on the right in the LCDP photo above.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; * Systematic Botany, 41(2):263-274 Molgo & Carnevali 2016 photo/drawing fide;
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