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(Last Modified On 11/8/2012)
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(Last Modified On 11/8/2012)
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Species
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PONTHIEVA RACEMOSA (Walt.) Mohr
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PlaceOfPublication
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Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 6:460. 1901
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Reference
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Ames & Schweinf. in Sched. Orch. 10:14. 1930.
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Synonym
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Arethusa rscemosa Walt. Fl. Carol. 222. 1788. Neottia glandulosa Sims in Bot. Mag. 21: t. 842. 1805. Ponthieva glandulosa R. Br. in Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2, 5:200. 1813. Ponthieva rostrata Lindl. in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 15:385. 1845. Ponthieva oblongifolia Rich. & Gal. in Ann. Sci. Nat. III, 3:30. 1845. Ponthieva guatemalensis Reichb. f. in Beitr. Orch. Centr.-Am. 63. 1866. Ponthieva costaricensis Schltr. in Fedde Rep. Sp. Nov. Beih. 19:84. 1923.
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Description
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Mostly small terrestrial herbs up to about 6 dm. tall, but usually about 2-3 dm. tall. Leaves basal, 4-3 0 cm. long and 1.5-6 cm. broad, variable, elliptic to oblanceolate to ovate to obovate, acute, petiolate, glabrous. Inflorescence pubes- cent, a few-many-flowered, loose raceme; bracts prominent. Dorsal sepal 4-7 mm. long and 1.5-3 mm. broad, lanceolate, acute or acuminate, pubescent dorsally. Lateral sepals 4.5-7 mm. long and 2-4 mm. broad, oblique, lanceolate to ovate- lanceolate, acute, pubescent dorsally. Petals 4.5-6 mm. long and 2-4 mm. broad, obliquely subovate or subtriangular, unguiculate, obtuse. Lip 4-7 mm. long and 2-5.5 mm. broad, trilobulate, unguiculate, suborbicular to subquadrate in, outline; lamina fleshy, cucullate at the base; claw fleshy with a conspicuous callus at its base.
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Distribution
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Virginia to Florida and Louisiana (U.S.A.), Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, the West Indies, and in South America to Peru.
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: Volcan de Chiriqui, alt. 3 500-4000 m., Woodson & Schery 469. COCLE: vicinity"of El Valle, alt. 600-1000 m., Allen 1161. PANAMA: San Juan Range, alt. near sea-level, Powell 356.
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