Phragmipedium lindenii (Sampled Red List Index Flora of Peru)

Phragmipedium lindenii

Location ²

Peru - New records have recently been found in Peru, which represents a large range extension
Colombia; Ecuador; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Habitat ²

Found in premontane, montane and cloud forests, from 1,200 to 2,800 m, has been found on road embankments, in ravines and precipices and in shrubby vegetation.

Description ²

Large sized, cold to warm growing lithophyte or terrestrial that is similar to P. caudatum but differs in having a simple lip blooming in the late fall and early winter. It flowers from March to December and is self-pollinating.

References ²

Romand-Monnier, F. & Chadburn, H. 2013. Phragmipedium lindenii. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Dressler, R.L. and Williams, N.H. 1975. Proposal for the conservation of the generic name 1393b Phragmipedium Rolfe (1896) (Orchidaceae), against Uropedium Lindley (1846). Taxon 24(6): 691-692.