Sauroglossum distans Lindl. ex Garay 1978

Drawing by © Karl Senghas

Common Name The DistantSauroglossum [refers to the lax inflorescence and the distance between the flowers]

Flower Size

Found in Bolivia without locctional data as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with an erect stem carrying basal, elliptic to obovate-elliptic, acute, petiolate base leaves that blooms on an erect, peduncle 20" [50 cm] long, rachis 2" [5 cm] long, laxly multiflowered inflorescence with decreasing towards the apex and carrying externally pubescent flowers

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Synonyms Schidorhynchos distans (Lindl. ex Garay) Szlach. 1993

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Bot. Mus. Leafl. 26: 19 Garay 1978;

Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 38: 471 Szlach 1993 as Schidorhynchos distans

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