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Comparettia falcata Poepp. & Endl.

Collection: Fajardo-G., F. et al. - 5273

Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Tracheophyta
Superclass	Angiospermae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Asparagales
Family	Orchidaceae
Genus	Comparettia
Species	falcata
Species author	Poepp. & Endl.
Scientific name	Comparettia falcata Poepp. & Endl.
IUCN Category	Preocupación menor (LC)

Plant description	Epiphyte. Aerial roots white to pale green, to 23 cm. Leaves alternate and clustered at base, 2-4 leaves per plant, lámina dark green above, midgreen tinged red beneath, 16 x 5 cm. Inflorescence branched in some individuals. To 37 cm, including peduncle to 21 cm. Pedicel to 2.5 cm. Flowers bright pink and white in centre, corolla mouth 3 cm tall and 2 cm wide, spur to 1.8 cm long.
Locality and habit remarks	South bank of río Otun , west of the road brigde. Vegetation dominated by Actinidaceae, Sapindaceae, Acalypha sp. And Inga sp.

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Country	Colombia
State/Province	Risaralda
County	Pereira
Locality	Otún Quimbaya Sanctuary for flora and fauna
Coordinates (verbatim)	4° 43' 51.92" N - 75° 34' 43.14" W
Latitud decimal	4.7310889
Longitud decimal	-75.5786500
Elevation (in meters)	1875.0000000000
Collection date	2019-01-13

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