Elleanthus grandiflorus Schltr. 1920 SUBGENUS Calelyna SECTION Calelyna Szach & Dudek 2023

TYPE Drawing by © Rudolf Schlechter

Common Name The Large Flowered Elleanthus

Flower Size

Found in Cauca department of Colombia without locational data as a medium sized terrestrial with erect, rigid, simple, terete, laxly 3 to 4 leaves in the upper part stem carrying elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, suberect, rigid, glabrous, cuneate below into the base leaves that blooms on a to 3.2" [8 cm] long, rachis fractiflex, loosely few flowered inflorescence with oblong, acuminate, rigid floral bracts.

"An enigmatic species only known foom the type collection. Somewhat similar to E ensatus but has twice larger flowers and differences in the details of the lip."

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 45 Schlechter 1920;

Figuren-Atlas zu den Orchideenfloren der südamerikanischen Kordillerenstaaten [Beiheft 57, Repert. Spec. nov. Regn. veg., 1929], t. 13, fig. 46 Schlechter 1929 Drawing fide;

Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43 Hoehne 1945;

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol IV:252 Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023 drawing fide

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