Catasetum × sodiroi Schltr. 1921 SUBGENUS Catasetum SECTION Catasetum

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Common Name Sodiro's Catasetum [Ecuadorian Original Collector of species 1900's]

Flower Size 2.8" [7 cm]

Found in Ecuador [Peru?] and is a natural hybrid between C expansum and C macroglossum

Synonyms Catasetum platyglossum var. sodiroi (Schltr.) Mansf. 1932; Catasetum × trilobatum Senghas 1990

ReferencesW3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Die Orchideen der Sudamerikanischen Kordillerenstaaten III Ecuador Schlechter 1921 as C sodiori spelling mistake; Flora Brasilica Vol XII VI Hoehne 1942 as C platyglossum var sodiroi; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1958 photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 26 1584 - 1648 Brieger 1992 as C trilobatum; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 1 Dodson 1993 photo fide; The World Of Catasetum Holtz 1999 as C expansum; Flora Of Ecuador # 76 225[2] Dodson & Luer 2005

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