Pelexia goninensis (Pulle) Schltr. 1920 Drawing by © Pabst

Lip Detail Drawing by © Piotr Rutkowski*, Dariusz L. Szlachetko, Marcin Górniak and Phylogeny and taxonomy of the subtribes Spiranthinae, Stenorrhynchidinae and Cyclopogoninae (Spirantheae, Orchidaceae) in Central and South America Website

Common Name The Gonini River Pelexia [a River in Surinam]

Flower Size .5" [1.15m]

Found in Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam and northern Brazil at elevations of 550 to 710 meters as a warm growing terrestrial.

Synonyms Spiranthes goninensis (Pulle) C.Schweinf. 1962; *Stenorrhynchos goninense Pulle 1909

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Fasc 8 Vol XII II 13-43 Orchidaceae Hoehne 1945; Orchidaceae Brasilenses Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing fide;

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