Collection Details
Species: Cyrtochilum sp.
Collection Date: 28 February 2004
Determined By: E. A. Christenson
Determination Date: 1 July 2005
Institution: Sarasota, FL
Locality
Continent: South America
Country: Peru
Region: Cusco
Subregion: Paucartambo Province
Closest Town: Paucartambo
Locality Description: Collection made along road between Esperanza and Wayquichas. Wayqecha Cloud Forest Research Station, Kosñipata Valley, between Paucartambo and Pilcopata.
Locality Site Specific: Wayqecha Cloud Forest.
DD Latitude: -13.19
DD Longitude: -71.5888
Elevation: 2800-2950 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Cloud forest vegetation mixed with grassland.
Habitat: Aerial
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Epiphyte on mossy trunk. Inflorescence 3 meters tall. Flowers undulate, rugose, crispate, purple-magenta-red-brown with yellow markings. Flowers resupinate. Lip looks like abdomen of a wasp. Lip is carunculate, triangular, yellow and reddish-brown. Column brown, ovoid, like wasp head. 16 one degree branches inflor.
Habit: Herb , Epiphyte
Other Data
Research Site: Wayqecha Cloud Forest
Project: Wayqecha Botany