Ophidion dasyglossum (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer 1982
Photo By Jorge Mario Munera
Drawing by Carl Luer
Common Name or Meaning The Shaggy Tongue Ophidion [refers to the lip]
Flower Size .2" [5 mm]
Found in El Choco' department of Colombia at unspecified locations as a mini-miniature sized, hot to warm growingcaespitose epiphyte with erect ramicauls enveloped by 1 to 2, long, loose, tubular sheaths and carrying a single, apical, erect, thinly coriaceous, elliptical, acute, narrowly cuneate below into the petiolate base leaf that blooms in the fall on an arching, loose, to 1.6" [to 4 cm] long including the .6" [1.5 cm] long slender peduncle, successively single, 3 to 4 flowered inflorescence with tubular, oblique shorter than the pedicel floral bracts.
"Although florally similar to Ophidion cunabulum (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer & R. Escobar 1982 this species produces its weak inflorescence from near the apex of the ramicaul instead of at its base. The flowers of both species are distinguished by large, wide windows through which the lip is visible. The dark purple epichile of O dasyoglossum is covered in a blanket of dense, shaggy hairs." Luer 2004
Synonyms *Cryptophoranthus dasyglossus Luer & R.Escobar 1981; Phloeophila dasyglossa (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Orquideologia Vol 14 #2 Luer & Escobar 1981 as Cryptophoranthus dasyglossus drawing fide;
Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 42 - 43 pg 2626 - 2762 Brieger 2001 as Ophidion dasyglossum drawing fide;
Icones Pleurothallidianrum Vol XXVI Pleurothallis subgenus Acianthera A Second Century of Stelis of Ecuador Epibator Ophidion Zootrophion Luer 2004 drawing fide; Pleurothallids Neotropical Jewels Vol 1 Karremans & Viera 2020 as Ophidion dasyglossum photo fide
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