| Origin | Endemic to Brazil, it occurs in the states of Alagoas, Ceará, Minas Gerais, Paraiába, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sergipe. |
| Plant description | Medium size plant, slightly nodolose bases on the secondary stems (12-13 cm), and very slender terete leaves (only 3 mm in diameter, 27-38 cm long), that usually curve and hang over. |
| Growing | Said to be a xeric plant, growing in the desert filled with cacti in Peru. As none of the brassavolas like to be overwaterd, this particular species is very sensitive in this regard. |
| Blooming Season | Said to be in Summer (June, July) |
| Flower size and shape | The petals and sepals are up to 6 mm wide and 6 cm long. The lip is shorter, has an oval shape overall, a smooth margin comes to a sharp pointed tip, with the measurement of 2.9 cm wide and 4.8 cm long. |
| Colors and fragrance | White flowers with green shading in the throat and on the sepals and pedals. |
| Comments | I have a few plants labeled as B. ovaliformis, and so far none of them do really well. They are difficult to root, and when they do, they are relatively slow growers. However, I obtained a plant from Ron Taylor (Michigan), said to be an unnamed species from Peru. The plant was sent to me in the winter, and it's in bloom (November, 99)! Although the flower description matched the text as B. chacoensis, the flowers count and blooming season are different. I think the differences in these elements are critical, specially the blooming cycle, to determine that it is perhaps a new species (picture below). |
B. (species, Peru,
unknown) - This
species is labeled unknown, but compared to the one pictured in
Dr's Withner's book they have a lot of similar characters, so
I put it here. This plant did not do well, and is on its last
leg. I have very difficult time to root this one.
