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Orchid Species: Pelexia setacea

Kew currently accepted name is Eltroplectris calcarata

Pelexia setacea is an orchid species identified by Lindl. in 1840. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Eltroplectris calcarata.
Genus
Pelexia (Pel.)
Grex
setacea
Parents
Species
Author
Lindl.
Year
1840
ORIGIN: This is a small sized, hot to cool growing terrestrial orchid found from south Florida through the Caribbean to Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil at elevations of 400 to 1000 meters alongside streams in semi-deciduous forests.

DESCRIPTION: This is a small sized, hot to cool growing terrestrial orchid found from south Florida through the Caribbean to Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil at elevations of 400 to 1000 meters alongside streams in semi-deciduous forests with 1 or 2, elongate, thin, oblong-lanceolate, purply green, ventrally brown spotted, petiolate base leaves that are rarely present at blooming, occurring in late winter and spring on a 3' 4 [1 meter] long, erect, pubescent, racemose, loosely few to several [15] flowered inflorescence that has basal sheaths and carrying fragrant flowers.

FLOWER SIZE: 1.2 inches [3 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Eltroplectris Etp calcarata 1972 (Sw.) Garay & H.R.Sweet
Add+ Centrogenium Ctg calcaratum 1920 (Sw.) Schltr.
Add+ Centrogenium Ctg rademarkeri 1972 Ruschi & la Gasa
Add+ Centrogenium Ctg setaceum 1920 (Lindl.) Schltr.
Add+ Eltroplectris Etp acuminata 1837 Raf.
Add+ Pelexia Pel domingensis 1840 Lindl.
Add+ Stenorrhynchos Strs calcaratum 1817 (Sw.) Rich.
Add+ Neottia Neot calcarata 1806 Sw.
Add+ Pelexia Pel calcarata 1909 (Sw.) Cogn. in I.Urban
Add+ Spiranthes Spir calcarata 1962 (Sw.) Jiménez
Add+ Collea Collea calcarata 1823 (Sw.) Lindl.
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Etp. calcarata 'Lucila' (2010) Etp. calcarata 'Eichenfels' (1981)
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