Lepanthes attenboroughii 'Real Deal' CBR 2025-12-31
Posted on December 31, 2025
Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Lepanthes attenboroughii (Jan 2026). This species is similar to L. caprimulgus. The differences between L caprimulgus and L. attenboroughii are subtle. They differ in the more horizontal stance of the flower on the inflorescence on L. attenboroughii, whereas in caprimulgus they are more vertically presented, and the apical reflexed portion of the synsepal on L. attenboroughii is relatively long whereas in caprimulgus it is quite a bit shorter. A description and comparison with L. caprimulgus may be found in the Phytotaxa article abstract on-line, "A Remarkable New Lepanthes Hidden in Plain Sight" by Justin Yeager et.al. "L. attenboroughii shows rounder flowers when compared to the longer, tubular flowers with a narrowing of the sepaline cup towards the middle of L. caprimulgus with flowers reminiscent of a peanut."
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