Eltroplectris triloba (Lindl.) Pabst,

Barberena, Felipe Fajardo Villela Antolin, Silva, Roberto da & Lopes, Rosana Conrado, 2022, Copacabana is more than a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the orchid flora of Parque Estadual da Chacrinha, Caldasia 44 (1), pp. 30-40 : 36-37

7. Eltroplectris triloba (Lindl.) Pabst,

Bradea 1(47): 470. 1974. Fig. 2f

Terricolous herb. Leaves 1-3, petiolate, basal in rosette; blade dark green, immaculate or maculate, membranaceous, flat, convolute, oblong to elliptical, obscurely parallel-veined, apex acute. Inflorescence in raceme, terminal, multiflowered, pilose. Flowers resupinate, calcarate; sepals and petals green, immaculate; lip green, trilobed.

Distribution: Argentina and Brazil, where it occurs in the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga domains (Govaerts et al. c2020, Guimarães c2020).

Specimen examined: 22º57’38’’ S, 43º10’46’’ W, 5 Jul 2017 (fl), R. Silva 3 ( RFA).

Figures

Figure 2. Parque Estadual da Chacrinha (PE Chacrinha) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: landscapes and species. a. Park entrance, b. Fragment of lowland dense ombrophilous forest, c. Rocky outcrop, d. Brassavola tuberculata Hook., e. Cyrtopodium flavum Link & Otto ex Rchb.f., f. Eltroplectris triloba (Lindl.) Pabst, g. Epidendrum secundum Jacq., h. Habenaria leptoceras Hook., i. Maxillaria subulata Lindl., j. Oeceoclades maculata (Lindl.) Lindl., k. Prescottia plantaginifolia Lindl. ex Hook., l. Trichocentrum pumilum (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams. Photos by Felipe Fajardo Villela Antolin Barberena (a-c, f, g-j, and l) and Roberto da Silva (d-e, and k).