Paramo de Guanacas Lepanthes

Lepanthes guanacasensis

Lepanthes guanacasensis is an epiphytic orchid restricted to the cloud forests of a small area of the Colombian Andes.
Lepanthes guanacasensis (Orchidaceae) Finca Estrella de Agua, PN Los Nevados, Quindio, Colombia. Jun 11, 2014 Colombia,Geotagged,Lepanthes guanacasensis,Spring

Appearance

Stout, erect ramicauls enveloped by 8 to 11 ciliate lepanthiform sheaths and carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, elliptical, acute, shortly acuminate, cuneate below into the petiolate base leaf that blooms in the fall on 1 to 2, loose, longer than the leaf, distichous, flexuous, 10 to 10.4" [25 to 26 cm] long including the .8 to 1.2" [2 to 3 cm] long peduncle, successively single, several flowered inflorescence.

Distribution

Found in Cauca Colombia at elevations around 3150 to 3380 meters as a small sized, cold growing epiphyte.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusLepanthes
SpeciesLepanthes guanacasensis
Photographed in
Colombia