Kefersteinia klabochii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1920SECTION Papilionatae
Lip cut away to show its similarity to Reichenbach's drawing
Photos by © Patricia Harding
TYPE Drawing by Rchb.f
Common Name Klaboch's Kefersteinia
Flower Size
Found in Colombia without location or distribution .
This was a "lost" orchid for 125 years but Patricia Harding rediscovered this species in 2008 growing in a Colombian nursery and it corresponds very well to Reichenbach's drawing of 1883
Synonyms *Zygopetalum klabochii Rchb.f. 1885
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Huntleyas and their Relatives P A Harding 2008 as K urabaensis wrong; Orquideologia Vol 26 No 1 2009 right photo fide same as IOSPE; Orchids A Colombian Treasure Vol 3 Ortiz & Uribe 2019; Orchids A Colombian Treasure Vol 3 Ortiz & Uribe 2019 as K urabaensis photo fide
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