Stenorrhynchos albidomaculatum Christenson 2005
Photo by © Sebastian Moreno and his Flickr Orchid Photo Website
Photo by © Leon Glicenstein
Common Name White Spotted Stenorrhynchos [refers to the white spotted leaves]
Flower Size
Found in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela at elevations of 2000 to 2800 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the fall on a terminal, erect, many flowered inflorescence.
Most likely this one and Stenorrhynchos nutans are synonyms of !Stenorrhynchos speciosum as the only real difference is in the white spotted leaves in this species case and a nodding inflorescence in S nutans. The flowers are essentially the same. Szlatchetko probably has it right to make them both varieties of S speciosum, but at this time I follow Kew in separating them to 3 distinct species.
Differs from !Stenorrhynchos speciosum in the white spotted leaves
Synonyms Spiranthes colorata var. maculata (Blume) N.E. Br. 1883; Stenorrhynchos speciosum var. albidomaculatum (Christenson) Szlach. & Kolan. 2019
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 210 N E Br. 1883 as Spiranthes colorata var. maculata
*J. Orchideenfr. 12: 12 Christenson 2005
AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #5 2010 photo fide;
Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia: 185 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2019 as S speciosum var albidomaculatum
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