Loefgrenianthus blanche-amesiae

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

New one for me, and that doesn't happen very often in the Catt alliance. Thanks for posting. A temp tolerant mini-mini Catt relative will be worth looking for.

My first thought seeing it was Leptotes, and that was the first classification in 1918 until Loefgrenianthus came along in 1927.

Thanks for that tidbit... the flower does have a bit of the Leptotes shape (though the lip is really different) Leptotes has those terete, succulent leaves so clearly is adapted to a very bright area that may have dry periods. Leaves on this one are flat (though stiff) and there's no pseudobulb - the stems actually look more like those of a Pleurothallid such as Lepanthes, so the climate must be really wet all year for it to survive.