Pleurothallis sarracenia Luer 1986 subgen. Sarracenella [Luer] Luer 1986 Photo courtesy of Walter Teague

Plant and flowers Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding

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Common Name Sarrazin's Pleurothallis [Canadian Physician 1700's]

Flower Size 3/5" to 4/5" [1.5 to 2 cm]

Found in the southeast Atlantic forest of Brazil as a miniature, warm to cool growing epiphyte in shady and humid locations with erect, succulent, closely set, short stemmed, channeled, gradually narrowing below into the base leaves that blooms on a short inflorescence that arises from the rhixome and occurs in the late winter and early spring. This species is best handled by mounting on tree fern to accomodate the creeping growth habit..

Synonyms Acianthera bragae (Ruschi) F.Barros 2003; Acianthera sarracenia (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001; Geocalpa pubescens (Barb. Rodr.) Brieger 1975; Phloeophila pubescens [Barb Rod.] Garay 1974; Physosiphon bragae Ruschi 1970; Physosiphon pubescens Barb. Rodr. 1877; Sarracenella pubescens (Barb. Rodr.) Luer 1981

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Systematics of Pleurothallis Vol 3 Luer 1986;

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