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(Last Modified On 2/8/2013)
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(Last Modified On 2/8/2013)
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Species
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ORNITHOCEPHALUS INFLEXUS Lindl.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Ann. Nat. Hist. I, 4:384. 1840.
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Synonym
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Ornithocephalus mexicanus A. Rich. & Gal. in Ann. Sci. Nat. III, 3:24. 1845. Ornithocephalus elephas Rchb. f. in Walp. Ann. 6:493. 1863. Ornithocephalus Pottsiae S. Wats. in T. Brigh. Guatem. Append. 429. 1887. Ornithocephalus Tanduzii Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 362:420. 1918.
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Description
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Dwarf, epiphytic herbs, the equitant, imbricating leaves forming a fan as in the genus. Leaves linear-lanceolate to ensiform as seen in profile, acute to acuminate, coriaceous, 4.5-8 cm. long and 0.25-0.5 cm. wide, the blades articulated to the persistent, conduplicate bases. Inflorescences 1 to several slender racemes up to about 8 cm. long, produced from the axils of the leaves, the rachis glabrous or minutely puberulent. Flowers small, on slender pedicels subtended by oblong-lanceolate, acute, minutely ciliate bracts. Sepals suborbicular, concave, about 2 mm. in diameter, the reverse surfaces essentially glabrous, with distinct central keels, terminating in a short mucro. Petals broadly flabellate-cuneate to dolabriform, about 2 mm. long and 3 mm. wide. Lip entire, linear-ligular, acute to acuminate, navicular, usually inflexed, about 5 mm. long and 2 mm. wide, the base thickened into a short bialate or biauriculate callus, the fleshy rounded or subquadrate wings usually erect or with the upper margins converging.
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Distribution
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Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama.
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: without definite locality, 4000 ft., Powell 431.
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