Elleanthus pallidiflavus Schltr. 1921 SUBGENUS Calelyna SECTION Calelyna Szach & Dudek 2023

Drawing by © Oledrzynska

Part shade Cool Winter

Common Name The Pale Yellow Elleanthus

Flower Size

Found in Antioquia department of Colombia and Piura deaprtment of Peru in grassy areas at elevations of 1500 to 2000 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with erect, rigid, simple stems carrying lanceolate, acuminate, tridentate apically leaves that blooms in the winter on a to 1.4" [3.5 cm] long, ovate to oblong, sebsessile, subdensely several flowered inflorescence with acuminate, rigid, twice as long as the ovary floral bracts.

"Similar to E brenesii but separated by its furfuraceous sepals versus glabrous, keeled on the outer surface, smaller flower segments and lip margins that re lacerate instead of serrate-dentate." Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 48 Schlechter 1921;

Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43 Hoehne 1945 as E pallidiflavus;

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

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