Kefersteinia forcipata [Rchb.f] P A Harding 2008 SECTION Papilionatae

Base of lip to show why it is the same as Reichenbach's drawing Photo by © Patricia Harding

TYPE Drawing TYPE Drawing by Rchb.f

Common Name The Fork-Shaped Kefersteinia

Flower Size

Found in Ecuador without location or distribution but blooms in the summer.

This was a "lost" orchid for 125 years but Patricia Harding rediscovered this species in 2008 growing in a Colombian nursery and it corresponds exactly to Reichenbach's drawing of 1883

Synonyms *Zygopetalum forcipatum Rchb.f 1883

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Huntleyas and their Relatives P A Harding 2008 wrong photo; Orquideologia Vol 26 No 1 2009 right photo fide same as IOSPE

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