Sauroglossum aurantiacum (C.Schweinf.) Garay 1978 Photo by © Jan Baiker and Flickr Orchid Photo Website

Common Name The Orange Sauroglossum

Flower Size

Found in Peru at elevations of 2800 to 3150 meters as a small to large sized, cold growing terrestrial with 5 or less, basal, rosulate, oblong to elliptic, more or less acute, gradually narrowing below into a more or less distinct petiolate base leaves that blooms in the fall on an erect, slender to stout, more or less glandular-tomentose, to 28" [70 cm] long overall, short to elongate, rachis 1.2" to 10" [3 to 25 cm] long, several to many flowered inflorescence enveloped by several more or less remote, tubular sheaths.

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution.

Synonyms *Spiranthes weberbaueri var. aurantiaca C.Schweinf. 1951; Synassa aurantiaca (C.Schweinf.) Szlach. & Rutk. 2008

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Peru Vol 1 Schweinfurth 1958 as Spiranthes weberbaueriana var aurantiaca

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