Dichaea anchorifera Cogn. 1906 SECTION Dichaeopsis

Collection sheet Photo by © L Menini Neto/ collection sheet by and The Flora da Serra Negra - Minas Gerais Webpage

Common Name The Anchor Carrying Dichaea

Flower Size

Found in Rio de Janiero, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo and Parana states of Brazil in primary forests at elevations of 600 to 800 meters as a small sized, semi-pendent, warm growing epiphyte with flattish oval, simple stems enveloped by imbricating leaf sheath bases carrying linear-lanceolate, closely alternate, opposite, keeled, papery, light green, persistent leaves that blooms in the summer on an axillary, to .4" [1 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence and carrying flowers similar to Dichaea cogniauxiana but smaller and more campanulate and has a muricate capsule.

CAUTION I have no way of personally verifying this determination so please use with caution!!!!!

Synonyms *Epithecia anchorifera (Cogn.) Schltr. 1915

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Organ Mountain Range Its History and its Orchids Rio de Janiero Miller, Warren, Miller and Seehawer 2008 drawing good;

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