Gomesa radicans (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams

"Gomesa radicans (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams was first discovered in Brazil. This species was first collected near Porto Alegre in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, but is now also known to be near the coast in the states of Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo"

 Gomesa radicans (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) n.s., 104(3): 398 (2009).

Gomesa radicans (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams, Photo by Asociación Tucumana de Orquicultores

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym:

Ornithophora quadricolor Barb.Rodr.

Ornithophora radicans (Rchb.f.) Garay & Pabst

Ornithophora radicans f. alba Xim.Bols.

Sigmatostalix radicans Rchb.f.

English Name:

The Ground Rooting Ornithophora

Description: 

Growing epiphyte with thin, narrow, oblong-ligulate, compressed, ancipitous pseudobulbs subtended basally by several, distichous, leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying 2 apical, grasslike, cuneate, linear-ligulate, acute, membraneous leaves, slender, 18 cm long, loosely several flowered inflorescence carrying tiny fragrant honey scented flowers.

Distribution:

Brazil South, Brazil Southeast.

Ecological:

Near the coast at elevations around 450 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the summer and fall.

Flower size:

1.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Climate: Intermediate

Air Circulation: Medium

Light: Medium

Humidity: Medium

Fertilizer: WeeklyType:

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org 

orchidweb.com

currlin.com

ecuagenera.com