Telipogon hartwegii Rchb.f. 1878
Plant and Flowers in situ Ecuador Photos by © Francisco Tobar and his Ecuador Orchids Website
Common Name Hartweg's Telipogon [German Orchid Collector in Mexico 1800's]
Flower Size 1.6" [3.5 cm]
Found in northern Ecuador at elevations of 2450 to 2900 meters as a miniature sized, cold growing epiphyte.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 3 Dodson pg 436 2002 photo fide; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 5 Dodson 2004 drawing fide;
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