Prescottia stachyodes (Sw.) Lindl.
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Authority
Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.
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Family
Orchidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Distribution and Ecology - VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Mt. Roraima, on southern half of summit, 2700-2740 m alt., terrestrial among bushes along margins of Central Swamp, J. A. Steyermark 58903 (specimen incomplete); Ptari-tepui, 1600-2000 m alt., infrequent terrestrial in southwest slope forest, flowers green, December 17, 1952, B. Maguire & J. J. Wurdack 33878. Middle America, the West Indies (JAMAICA, type of Cranichis stachyodes), COLOMBIA, PERU, and BRAZIL.
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Discussion
Cranichis stachyodes Sw., Fl. Ind. Occ. 3: 1427. 1799.
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Distribution
VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Mt. Roraima, on southern half of summit, 2700-2740 m alt., terrestrial among bushes along margins of Central Swamp, J. A. Steyermark 58903 (specimen incomplete); Ptari-tepui, 1600-2000 m alt., infrequent terrestrial in southwest slope forest, flowers green, December 17, 1952, B. Maguire & J. J. Wurdack 33878. Middle America, the West Indies (JAMAICA, type of Cranichis stachyodes), COLOMBIA, PERU, and BRAZIL.
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