Dimerandra carnosiflora Siegerist 1986

Drawing by Pastorelli, Bennett & Christenson 1993

LATE EARLY

Common Name The Fleshy Flowered Dimerandra

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Amazonas department of Peru and Amazonas state of Brazil at elevations near sealevel as a miniature to small sized, hot growing epiphyte with thin, suberect, arcuate, flexuous, clustered stems enveloped completely by clasping, imbricating sheaths and carrying 4, fleshy, semi-cylindrical, sulcate on the face, acute leaves that blooms in the late winter and early spring on a 3 to 5, terminal, erect, fasciculate, pedunculate, .6" [1.5 cm] long, slightly laterally compressed, successively single flowered inflorescence arising through a small, triangular spathe and has cupuliform, carinate floral bracts.

Separated by the fleshy flowers the falcate lateral sepals the broadly elliptic petals with the lateral edges forked.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Bot. Mus. Leafl. 30: 205 Siegerist 1986 drawing fide

AOS Bulletin Vol 56 #4 1987 drawing fide;

Icones Orchidacearum Peruviarum Plate 30 Bennett & Christenson 1993 Drawing fide;

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