Sobralia angelus Archila & Chiron

, Revista Guatemalensis 16(2): 55 (2014).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77330432-1
Publication
Revista Guatemalensis. Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Collation
16(2): 55
Date of Publication
16 Mar 2014
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
F.Archila s.n.
Locality
San Juan Chamelco, 1500 m
Collection Date
Dec 1999
Type Herbaria
holotype BIGU
Distribution Of Types
Guatemala (Central America, Southern America)

Remarks

Etymology: 'named in allusion to the form of the flowers, which are white, and with their trumpet-shaped lips and petals similar to the wings may remind angels.'