Sobralia andreae Dressler 2006 SECTION Abbreviatae
Photo/TYPE Drawing by © Dressler and The Epidendra website
LATE
Common Name Andrea's Sobralia [refers to Andrea Nissen Nurserywoman in Cali Colombia Discoverer of species current]
Flower Size 5" [12.5 cm]
Found in Tolima Colombia near Melgar at elevations around 700 meters as a medium sized, warm growing terrestrial with erect canes carrying 5 to 6 per stem, narrowly elliptic, subacute, emarginate, glabrous, 7 veined leaves that blooms in the late spring on a terminal, 3.6 to 4" [9 to 10 cm] long, successively single, several flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orquideología 24(2): 126-132. Dressler 2006 drawing/photo fide; Pl. Syst. Evol. 303: 868 Baranow, Dudek & Szach. 2017
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