Rodriguezia pubescens (Lindl.) Rchb.f.1852

Plant and Flower Photos by © Karl Senghas and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Dissection drawing Drawing by © Karl Senghas and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Another Drawing of a different orchid Drawing by © Pabst

Common Name The Hairy [Column] Rodriguezia

Flower Size

Found in eastern and southern Brazil as a miniature sized twig epiphyte with small pseudobulbs enveloped basally by 2 to 3 leaf bearing sheaths and carrying a single apical, erect, lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms in the fall on an axillary, to 65" [to 15 cm] long, 10 to 15 flowered inflorescence.

CAUTION The Flower photo and drawing above by Senghas is suspiciously like R bracteata [Pabst & Dungs interpretation]

Synonyms *Burlingtonia pubescens Lindl. 1851; Rodriguezia lindenii Cogn. 1892

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae Brasilense Band II Pabst & Dungs 1977 drawing not to photo/fide top Pabst daring; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; Orchidaceae Brasilense Band II Pabst & Dungs 1977 drawing hmm;

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