Pleurothallis barbacenensis Barb. Rodr. 1881 SUBGENUS Arthrosia Luer 1986 Photos courtesy of Eric Hunt and his Orchid Photos Website

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Common Name The Barbacena Pleurothallis [A town in Minas Gerais Brazil]

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Found in shady and humid areas of the southeastern Atlantic forest in Brazil as a warm to cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the fall. Most likely Pleurothallis hygrochila is the current and correct name and P barbacenensis is the synonym.

Synonyms Acianthera barbacenensis (Barb. Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001; Acianthera hygrophila (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001; Arthrosia barbacenensis (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2006; Arthrosia hygrophila (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2006; Pleurothallis albiflora Barb.Rodr. 1891; Pleurothallis barbacenensis var. albiflora (Barb.Rodr.) Pabst 1972; Pleurothallis barbacenensis var. angustifolia (Pabst) Pabst 1972; Pleurothallis hygrophila Barb.Rodr. 1877; Pleurothallis platysemos var. angustifolia Pabst 1956; Specklinia barbacenensis (Barb. Rodr.) Luer 2004; Specklinia hygrophila (Barb.Rodr.) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984; Stelis hygrophila (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Systematics of Pleurothallis Vol 3 Luer 1986; Systematics of Pleurothallis Vol 3 Luer 1986 as P hygrophila; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Acianthera barbascenensis; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Stelis hygrophila; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVI Luer 2004 as Specklinia hygrophila; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVI Luer 2004 as Specklinia barbacensis; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVIII Luer 2006 as Arthrosia barbacensis; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVIII Luer 2006 as Arthrosia hygrophila

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