SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Cryptophoranthae Luer 1986

Characterized by the dorsal sepal being connate to the lateral sepals forming a lateral window. Almost exclusively occuring in Brazil.

  1. Pleurothallis crinita Barb. Rodr. 1877 Brazil

  2. Pleurothallis cryptantha Barb.Rodr.1877

  3. Pleurothallis cryptophoranthoides Loefgr. 1918 Brazil

  4. Pleurothallis fenestrata Barb.Rodr. 1881 Brazil

  5. Pleurothallis langeana Kraenzl. 1911 Brazil

  6. Pleurothallis minimifolia Luer 1986 Brazil

  7. Pleurothallis neojordanensis Luer 1986 Venezuela, Ecuador and Brazil

  8. Pleurothallis punctatiflora Luer 1986 Brazil

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