Cyclopogon longibracteatus

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by RoyalOrchids

Very interesting! I'm a fan of the native terrestrials here, but I don't know much at all about yours. Looks like Spiranthes' cousin. I especially like the bits of cultural info you provide with your pictures.

You are right RoyalOrchids, Cyclopogon and Spiranthes belong to the sub tribe Spirantinae and can be considered cousins. The floor of our forests is rich of terrestrials of several genera besides Cyclopogon, like Sarcoglottis, Stenorhynchos, Sauroglossum, Prescottia, Habenaria, let alone those of big flowers like Phragmipedium, Cyrtopodium, Sobralia...