Lepanthes-alkaia-Cheryls-Joy-2021-04-12 *SITF has determined this plant not to be Lepanthes alkaia (Nov 2022); the length of the ramicauls do not reach the length of 2-4.5 cm as described for L. alkaia and the distinctive appendix on the lip is missing; the petals of this flower are glabrous vs. pillose in L. alkaia and the plant is large compared to L. alkaia; noted South American experts in the Pleurothallidinae, Alexander Hirtz, Francisco Tobar, and in Ecuagenera, agree this plant is not L. alkaia, but is currently an unrecognized species.*
Posted on April 12, 2021
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