Trichocentrum pumilum (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams

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 : 38

16. Trichocentrum pumilum (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams ,

Lindleyana 16(2): 138. 2001. Fig. 2l

Epiphytic herb. Leaf 1, sessile, apical; blade green, immaculate, coriaceous, flat, conduplicate, oblong to narrow-elliptical, obscurely parallel-veined, apex acute. Inflorescence in panicle, lateral, multiflowered, glabrous. Flowers resupinate, ecalcarate; sepals and petals yellow with brown macules; lip yellow with vinaceous macules, trilobed.

Distribution: Argentina and Brazil, in which occurs in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado domains (Meneguzzo c2020c).

Specimen examined: 22º57’47’’ S, 43º10’48’’ W, 9 Nov 2017 (fl), R. Silva s.n. ( RFA 43319 ) .

With these findings we aim to raise awareness among the local population about the importance of conserving regional flora and stimulate visits and valuation of environmental education and ecotourism actions in PE Chacrinha to include the conservation unit in the tourist itinerary of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

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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).