Elleanthus kermesinus (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1862
Photos by © Rebecca Repasky and The Atrium Website
Common Name The Carmine Red Elleanthus
Flower Size
Found in Venezuela, Colombia and Peru at elevations of 1400 to 2000 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial orchid with a much branched stem with leafy branches carrying coriaceous, rigid,distichous, 3 to5 nerved, plicate, linear-lanceolate to linear-elliptic, acuminate to mucronate, scabrous margined leaves that blooms on an abbreviated, strongly sinuous-fractiflex, 1 to 3.2" [2.5 to 8 cm] long, laxly 3 to 5 flowered inflorescence carrying bright carmine coloredflowers.
Synonyms *Evelyna kermesina Lindl. 1846
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 45 Peru Schlechter 1921; Flora Brasilica Vol XII II 13-43 Hoehne 1945; Orchids of Peru Vol 1 Schweinfurth 1958; Flora de Venezuela Volumen 15 Parte 1 Foldats 1969 drawing good; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 5 COS 1994 photo good;
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