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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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SPIRANTHES PRASOPHYLLuM Reichb. f.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Beitr. Orch. Centr.-Am. 65. 1866
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Reference
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Ames, Sched. Orch. 9:8. 1925.
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Synonym
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Gyrostachys Prasophyllum 0. Ktze. Rev. Gen. 2:664. 1891. Spiranthes ebiphytica Schltr. in Fedde Rep. Sp. Nov. 2:130. 1906. Cyclopogon Prasophyllum Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37, Abt. 2:393. 1920.
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Description
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Small epiphytic herbs 8-25 cm. tall, with basal leaves. Leaves short-petiolate; lamina 3-13 cm. long and 0.8-2.8 cm. broad, elliptic, acute; petiole 1-4 cm. long. Inflorescence 2-8 cm. long, the flowers often unilateral. Dorsal sepal 5-6 mm. long and 1-1.5 mm. broad, lanceolate, acute or acuminate, pubescent at the base dorsally. Lateral sepals 5-6.5 mm. long and 1-1.8 mm. broad, linear-lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate-triangular, acute, pubescent at the base dorsally. Petals 4-5 mm. long and 0.5-1 mm. broad, linear to narrowly elliptic, acute or obtuse, co- herent to the dorsal sepal. Lip 5-7 mm. long and 2-3 mm. broad, narrowly ob- long-pandurate to lanceolate-ovate and constricted toward the apex; apical lobe oblong to transversely oval or reniform, bicaudate at the base, the caudae retrorse or incurved.
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Distribution
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Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama.
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Specimen
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COCLE: north of El Valle de Anton, alt. about 1000 m., Allen 2904. CANAL ZONE: Gatun. Hayes 138: forest, Rio Indio at Gatun, Maxon 4816.
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