Elleanthus confusus Garay 1978 SUBGENUS Calelyna SECTION Calelyna Szach & Dudek 2023

Drawing by © Dunsterville and Garay

Common Name The Confused Elleanthus

Flower Size

Found in Aragua state of Venezuela at elevations above 1000 meters as a large to giant sized, cool growing terrestrial? with an erect, branched, each branch 3 to 4 leaves and carrying lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, subacuminate, subplicate, coriaceous, leaves that blooms on a terminal, sessile, to 1.4" [3.5 cm] long, rachis fractiflex, loosely few flowered inflorescence with ovate-cucullate, acute, rigid, lepidote, twice as long as the ovary floral bracts and carrying glabrous, rose colored flowers.

"Somewhat similar to E decipiens but differs in the loosely, few flowered inflorescence, rose colored flowers and glabrous sepals. It is similar in flower color to E kermesinus but has a different lip form." Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Bot. Mus. Leafl. 26: 13 Garay 1978;

Orchids of Venezuela An Illustrated Field Guide Vol 1 Dunsterville & Garay 1979 drawing fide;

Orchids of Venezuela An Illustrated Field Guide Vol 1 Second Edition Romero & Carnevali 2000 drawing fide;

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol IV:247 Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023 drawing fide

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