Cochliostema odoratissimum Lem.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Cochliostema

Characteristics

Giant acaulescent epiphytes. Leaves rosulate, oblanceolate, acuminate, attenu-ated at the base into a long subpetiolar base, 4-10 dm. long; the basal sheath about 1 dm. long, glabrous throughout. Flowering scape rather stout, 3-8 dm. long, erect or pendulous, bearing 3-nate scorpioid cymes at the nodes, each subtended by a showy petalaceous, lanceolate bract 2-6 cm. long. Sepals about 3 cm. long. Petals about equalling the sepals, purple, densely fringed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Leaf

Cochliostema odoratissimum leaf picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)
Cochliostema odoratissimum leaf picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cochliostema odoratissimum flower picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cochliostema odoratissimum world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171858-1
WFO ID wfo-0000357523
COL ID WNDW
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Synonyms

Cochliostema jacobianum Cochliostema odoratum Cochliostema odoratum Cochliostema odoratissimum