Sobralia sp near Santa Marta Colombia

Flower plant and seed pod in situ

Side View of Flower in situ

Plant and Flower in situ

Photos by © Jay Pfahl

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Common Name

Flower Size 2.5" [6.75 cm]

Found south of Santa Marta Colombia on the road to Minca at elevations around 500 meters as a large sized, warm growing terrestrial that has a successively?, single flowered inflorescence blooming in the later summer. Very similar to S chrysostoma and if so a first sighting for Colombia.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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