| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 3210 |
| Collected with | Jeppesen, S. & Lojtnant, B. & Ollgaard, B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | COTOPAXI |
| County | |
| Locality | Quevedo - Latacunga road, 2-5 km W of Pilaló. Steep rocky slopes in montane forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 55' S 79° 0' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2200 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2350 |
| Start date | 1973/04/08 |
| End date | 1973/04/08 |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Identification | Elleanthus casapensis (Rchb. f.)Rchb. f. |
| Determined by | C.H. Dodson (MO), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial. Sepals pale rose-red, petals white on the outside. The labellum in the apical part with 2 red spots, app. 1 mm long and 0.5 mm broad. Bracts pale violet-purple. Pollinia pale violet. Rather much of a jelly like substance between all the flowers. Flowers scentless. Erect, in a big tuft with more than 50 shoots on a more or less sunexposed wall of rock. |
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