Ponthieva similis C.Schweinf. 1941
Plant in situ Bosque de Fusca 8/2020 2950 meters Photos by © Jay Pfahl
Drawing as P ochreata Type by © Renz and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name The Similar Ponthieva
Flower Size .16" [4 mm]
Found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru at elevations around 2700 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with 3 to 7, basal, villose on both sides, oblanceolate to elliptic-oblanceolate, abruptly acuminate, gradually tapering below into the conduplicate, petiolate base leaves that blooms in the summer and fall on an erect, pubescent throughout, to 22" [55 cm] long overall, rachis to 6" [to 15 cm] long, subdensely many flowered inflorescence that is remotely 3 sheathed and has ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute to subacuminate floral bracts with glabrous throught flowers.
Synonyms Ponthieva ochreata Renz 1948
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Ecuador No 9 225[1] Garay 1978
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