Pityphyllum laricinum (Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1920
Photo by © Alexander Hirtz
Photo by © Karl Senghas and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name Pine Needle-Shaped Pityphyllum
Flower Size 1/8" [.15 cm]
Found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia at elevations around 2000 to 2200 meters as a minature sized, cold growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring.
This species differs from P pinoides in the shorter leaves and in the lip shape.
Synonyms *Maxillaria laricina Kraenzl. 1916
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 162 Schlecter 1920; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen lieferung 29 1777 - 1840 Brieger 1994 photo fide; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 4 Dodson 2003 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 80 #2 2011 photo fide;
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